House appoints Burrows to committee investigating Panhandle wildfires

  • FIREAFTERMATH AfirefighterwalksaridgelineasaChinookhelicopter fliesoverranchlandcarryingwatertodumpontheSmokehouseCreek Fire in the Texas Panhandle after high winds reignited the record breaking fire. |TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE SAM CRAFT PHOTO
    FIREAFTERMATH AfirefighterwalksaridgelineasaChinookhelicopter fliesoverranchlandcarryingwatertodumpontheSmokehouseCreek Fire in the Texas Panhandle after high winds reignited the record breaking fire. |TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE SAM CRAFT PHOTO
AUSTIN—On March 12, Texas House of Representatives Speaker Dade Phelan announced the creation of an investigative committee on the recent, devastating Panhandle wildfires. Rep. Ken King of Canadian will serve as chair of the committee, which will include Reps. Dustin Burrows (Dist. 83) and Todd Hunter (Dist. 32), as well as community members Jason Abraham and Ashley Cash. “The wildfires that…

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