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Texas struggles to contain wildfires as wind threatens to further their spread

Headline from ABC 7 Chicago, on the newest of 3 developments

The National Weather Service is warning of an elevated fire risk in areas of the northern Texas Panhandle where large wildfires are burning.

ABC 7 Chicago's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Firefighters seek to corral massive Texas wildfires before weekend of higher temperatures and winds

    Headline from The Republic ·

  2. Firefighters keep up battle to stamp out largest wildfire in Texas history

    Headline from KOB 4 ·

  3. Newest

    Texas struggles to contain wildfires as wind threatens to further their spread

    Headline from ABC 7 Chicago ·

Reports & sources

134 articles, oldest first.

  1. PBS NewsHour

    Firefighters try to tame Texas wildfires before hot, windy weekend (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    The explosive growth of the second-largest wildfire in Texas history slowed as snow fell and winds and temperatures dipped, but the massive blaze was still untamed and threatening more death and destruction.

  2. The Republic

    Firefighters seek to corral massive Texas wildfires before weekend of higher temperatures and winds (opens The Republic)

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    The Republic's feed description

    CANADIAN, Texas (AP) — The explosive growth of the second-largest wildfire in Texas history slowed as winds and temperatures dipped but the massive blaze was still untamed and threatening more death and destruction.

  3. NBC News

    Texas wildfires live updates: Hot weather warning as state's biggest blaze spreads (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Texas wildfires continue to blaze, including the Smokehouse Creek fire which covers more than a million acres and has reached Oklahoma.

  4. Kokomo Tribune

    Texas battles historic wildfires as snow covers scorched land in the Panhandle (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    A wildfire spreading across the Texas Panhandle has become the largest in state history. Authorities say the Smokehouse Creek fire grew Thursday to nearly 1,700 square miles of scorched rural

  5. New York Times

    Dry Winds Could Spread Texas Wildfires Over the Weekend (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    A small amount of rain and snow slowed the spread on Friday of the biggest wildfire on record in state history, but warm, dry, windy conditions were forecast to return on Saturday.

  6. KEZI Eugene

    Deadly Texas wildfire torches 1 million acres – the largest blaze in state history – as more infernos rage (opens KEZI Eugene)

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    KEZI Eugene's feed description

    (CNN) — Catastrophic wildfires ripping across the Texas Panhandle have killed at least two people and threaten to destroy more homes, cattle and livelihoods as the biggest inferno in state

  7. Courthouse News Service

    Gov. Abbott says Texas wildfires may have destroyed up to 500 structures (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    After a brief snow respite, higher temperatures and strong winds will return to the fire-ravaged Panhandle.

  8. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Massive Panhandle wildfire burns near 1.1 million acres, destroys 500 structures (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Wildfires may have destroyed as many as 500 structures in the Texas Panhandle and that number could rise as damage assessments continue, Republican Gov. Greg...

  9. CNN

    Spread of Texas’ largest ever wildfire could accelerate as dry air and gusty winds provide fuel through the weekend (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Deadly wildfires that have already torn through more than 1 million acres of Texas and Oklahoma are only expected to pick up speed as ferocious winds and dry air sweep in to fan the flames Friday and through the weekend.

  10. The Guardian

    Texas wildfires: two people killed in state’s largest, barely contained blaze (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Higher temperatures and winds forecast in the coming days could make firefighting conditions more difficult

  11. Fortune

    Over 1 million acres of Texas are aflame in the biggest wildfire in state history (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Weekend weather could make things worse

  12. CBS News

    The Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas Panhandle has already burned 1.1 million acres. Here are the largest wildfires in U.S.history. (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Some of the biggest wildfires in U.S. history have happened within the last six years.

  13. New York Post

    Texas firefighters face dangerous weather conditions during historic wildfire (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    After snowfall gave firefighters a brief break Thursday from hot and dry conditions while fighting the largest wildfire in Texas history, firefighters are now facing a return to dangerous fire.

  14. Time

    See a Map of Where the Deadly Texas Wildfires Are Spreading (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    The second-largest wildfire in U.S. history, and the largest in state history, is sweeping across the Texas Panhandle.

  15. The Conversation US

    Texas fires: Burned rangeland can recover quickly, but cattle ranchers face struggles ahead to find and feed their herds (opens The Conversation US)

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    The Conversation US's feed description

    Over 1 million acres have burned in Texas’ largest wildfire on record, and more days of strong winds are forecast across the Panhandle, the heart of Texas’ cattle country.

  16. Kokomo Tribune

    Firefighters face difficult weather conditions as they battle the largest wildfire in Texas history (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    Firefighters battling the largest wildfire in Texas history face increasingly difficult weather conditions. The National Weather Service says warm temperatures, strong winds and low humidity are expected Saturday and Sunday,

  17. KTVZ Bend

    Fierce winds and dry weather threaten to worsen biggest wildfire in Texas’ history (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Zoe Sottile, Dalia Faheid, Camila Bernal, Zoe Todd and Christal Hayes, CNN (CNN) — The wildfire in Texas has already killed two people, demolished hundreds of structures and obliterated thousands of cattle as it became the biggest blaze in the state’s history.

  18. The Guardian

    Texas wildfire: rising temperatures, winds and dry air hamper firefighting (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Personnel battle to keep largest wildfire in state history from turning more of the Panhandle into a parched wasteland

  19. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Difficult weather conditions ahead for firefighters battling Texas wildfire (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Firefighters continue to battle the largest wildfire in Texas history and they are facing rain and snow conditions Saturday.

  20. Voice of America

    Governor Abbott: Texas Wildfires May Have Destroyed Up to 500 Structures (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    The fire in the Texas panhandle has killed at least two people

  21. The Christian Post

    Christian groups bring relief as firefighters battle largest wildfire in Texas’ history (opens The Christian Post)

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    The Christian Post's feed description

    Wildfires have ravaged Texas, claiming at least two lives and forcing evacuations as the Smokehouse Creek Fire becomes the state’s largest recorded blaze.

  22. Fox5 Atlanta

    Texas Panhandle wildfires: Crews make progress containing largest fire in state history (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    The wildfire in the Texas Panhandle is now the largest in state history. Gov. Abbott and emergency officials gave an update Friday on the situation that has already taken two lives and injured others.

  23. CNN

    Texas wildfire: Biggest fire in state history could worsen with strong winds, dry weather (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The wildfire in Texas has already killed two people, demolished hundreds of structures and obliterated thousands of cattle as it became the biggest blaze in the state’s history. And now, weather conditions threaten to make things even worse.

  24. KTVB Boise

    Texas Panhandle wildfires may have burned up to 500 structures, governor says (opens KTVB Boise)

    Published

    KTVB Boise's feed description

    The largest blaze, the Smokehouse Creek fire, which began Monday, has killed at least two people.

  25. Green Field Reporter

    Firefighters face difficult weather conditions as they battle the largest wildfire in Texas history - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    STINNETT, Texas (AP) — Firefighters battling the largest wildfire in Texas history face increasingly difficult weather conditions on Saturday. The Smokehouse Creek Fire that began Monday has killed at least two people, left a charred landscape of scorched prairie, dead cattle and destroyed as many a…

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