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Texas sues utility company to recover damages from historic wildfire sparked by downed power lines
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton seeks over $1 billion in damages and penalties for negligence after aging utility poles sparked the largest wildfire in Texas history, killing three.
- Texas sued utility company Xcel Energy, accusing it of negligence when aging utility poles sparked the largest wildfire in state history.
- The 2024 Smokehouse Creek wildfire killed 3 people, burned over 1,500 square miles in Texas and Oklahoma, and caused over $1 billion in damages.
- Xcel disputes the negligence claims, saying it has paid $361 million for 212 of 254 claims and accepted responsibility for equipment failure.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton seeks damages from energy company linked to Texas’ largest wildfire
By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune December 16, 2025 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday is seeking monetary damages and consumer restitution in a lawsuit against a national utility company, alleging it failed to care for its aging Texas infrastructure that caused the state’s largest wildfire. Two decayed utility poles owned by Xcel Energy sparked the Smokehouse Creek fire in 2024 that burned through more than 1 million acres in West T…
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CBS AustinTexas sues utility over wildfire causing $1 billion damage, 3 deaths
Texas has sued the utility company whose downed power lines sparked the largest wildfire in state history, a deadly blaze that destroyed homes and livestock.
·San Antonio, United States
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