wildfires

Today on Texas Matters: The largest wildfire in Texas history torches over a million acres. How you can help in the recovery. And how the electric co-op movement energized rural Texas.

Firefighters have been deployed to the Texas Panhandle to assist with the Smokehouse Creek Fire, now the largest blaze in state history. The Texas A&M University Forest Service estimated more than 1 million acres have burned.

Firefighting crews continue to battle the Smokehouse Creek fire in Hutchinson County. The wildfire has affected more than so far, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.

Also, vehicles are the source of some wildfires. Sparks from tire blowouts can trigger a roadside fire, so drivers should check the condition of tires before hitting the road.

Conditions in Texas are prime for a spark to lead to a fast-spreading fire.

They also tabled budget transfers of around $2 million to replenish the budgets in the courts used to pay court appointed attorneys.

The fire was near Oak Grove Road, between Kyle and Wimberley. The Texas A&M Forest Service said it was 10% contained as of Saturday evening.

The "Big Sky" wildfire has charred more than 1,400 acres south of Enchanted Rock in Gillespie County since Tuesday afternoon.

Wildfires continue northwest of San Antonio where some of the worst drought conditions in the nation exist, but there are a couple of glimmers of hope when it comes to rain before July comes to an end.

The Nethery Road fire in Kimble County, southwest of Junction, is now 50% contained after burning 3,500 acres this week.