Three days of testimony are wrapping up for the legislative committee tasked with investigating last month's Texas Panhandle wildfires.
Three days of testimony are wrapping up for the legislative committee tasked with investigating last month's Texas Panhandle wildfires.They're expected to release their findings next month.The four-member committee, made up of a local rancher, two Texas House members, and a state lawmaker who chairs the grid oversight committee, are looking into the cause and response to the fires.The investigative panel has been holding marathon hearings over the past three days.
The Texas A&M Forest Service told the committee its investigation into the fire concluded that a fallen decayed utility pole caused the Smokehouse Creek Fire.Committee members then grilled the Public Utility Commission representative about the decision not to bury power lines."The underground lines are hardened. Your outage times are going to be longer because you have to dig," explained Mike Hoke, director of the office of public engagement for the Public Utility Commission.
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