With the extremely hot and dry weather comes the growing threat of wildfires that Governor Abbott is working to get in front of.
Gov. Abbott has called for deploying 350 more firefighters on stand-by and more equipment to help battle the growing threat of wildfires. 64 fires last week burned some ten-thousand acres across the state.
The Texas A&M Forestry Service has raised its wildland fire preparedness level to Level 3 because of sustained fire activity.
Program Coordinator Kari Hines tells KXAN they've been getting more calls from local officials in the past few weeks.
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