AUSTIN—On March 12, Texas House of Representatives Speaker Dade Phelan announced the creation of an investigative committee on the recent, devastating Panhandle wildfires. Rep. Ken King of Canadian will serve as chair of the committee, which will include Reps. Dustin Burrows (Dist. 83) and Todd Hunter (Dist. 32), as well as community members Jason Abraham and Ashley Cash.
“The wildfires that swept across the Panhandle have devastated communities and I thank Speaker Phelan for creating this committee to look into our states response to these disasters,” said King. “I look forward to working with the committee to develop suggestions for legislation that will aid the local communities in fighting these fires, increase state response efforts and ensure that when these events occur, we have the resources in place to stop them from turning into the disasters we faced this year.”
The Investigative Committee on the Panhandle Wildfires has been tasked with investigating factors that contribute to wildfires, allocation of resources to and effectiveness of wildfire disaster preparedness and response, and coordination between local, state and federal governmental entities in regard to wildfire prevention, disaster preparedness and response.
For more information regarding this committee, visit https://house.texas.gov/ committees/committee/?committee=C393
