POWER LINES IGNITED LARGEST WILDFIRE IN TEXAS HISTORY, ONE NEARBY, OFFICIALS SAY

(AP) — Officials in Texas say power lines ignited deadly wildfires across the state’s Panhandle region that destroyed homes and livestock and left a charred landscape last week. Texas A&M Forest Service said Thursday that investigators concluded power lines ignited the Smokehouse Creek and Windy Deuce fires. Xcel Energy also said Thursday in a news release that its equipment appeared to have playe…