AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced an investigation into several utility companies connected to the devastating Smokehouse Creek and Windy Deuce Fires. In 2024, Smokehouse Creek and Windy Deuce Fires affected more than 1 million acres in the Texas Panhandle, destroying hundreds of homes and causing massive ecological damage. Power facilities operated by utility companies in the area caused and contributed to the outbreak. Some of these companies may have acted negligently by […]
