Crews continue battling two major wildfires in the Texas Panhandle as thousands remain without power following a potent wind and dust storm.

The Rest Area Fire near Interstate 40 ... by 3:43 p.m., according to Xcel's outage map. That number had dropped to about 4,500 across West Texas and eastern New Mexico. By late Saturday, crews ...

Areas in and around the Dallas-Fort Worth region have more schools with vaccination rates lower than 70% compared to the rest of the state. Texas is facing a measles outbreak with nearly 150 cases ...

According to Xcel Energy's outage map, an estimated 7,800 people were without power Wednesday afternoon in the Texas Panhandle and South Plains areas ... 70s range for the rest of the week ...

Blizzard conditions are likely the rest of the day with heavy, wet snow and wind gusts up to 65 miles per hour.

The area also houses the Alamodome ... such as hiking or biking, make sure to rest periodically. Residents of Texas Hill Country share the land with numerous creepy-crawlies, including scorpions ...

Update 12:10 p.m. 3/15: 4,500 acres, 40% contained Update 11:05 p.m. 3/14: According to TAMFS, the Rest Area Fire ... For a regularly updated map of wildfires in Texas see Texas A&M Forest ...

Imagine stepping into a petrol station bathroom, shutting the door behind you — then realising you might not be able to open it again.

The Rest Area fire in Gray County, located east of Amarillo, has burned about 7,900 acres and is 95% contained as of 4:03 p.m. March 16, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service incident map.

Peter greeted me in the mostly empty gravel parking lot of a Mennonite church on the outskirts of Seminole, a small city in West Texas surrounded ... 20 people from the area to the hospital ...