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Firefighters are facing two more days of intense heat and difficult conditions fighting wildfires in West Texas. A cold front should move into the area by Sunday with the potential for beneficial rainfall.

Several large wildfires burning in Texas continue to rapidly grow and spread, prompting one county to declare a disaster and evacuate residents being threatened by the flames.

Texas A&M Forest Service updates wildfire containment efforts in West Texas Wednesday.

Two of Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders are back in custody following their recent arrests. Braulio Davila, of Fort Stockton, was arrested on April 3 in Boquillas del Carmen, Mexico. Joaquin Salgado IV, of Carrizo Springs, turned himself in to authorities on April 6. A Crime Stoppers reward will be paid in Davila’s capture.

Braulio Davila was arrested on April 3 while Joaquin Salgado IV turned himself into authorities on April 6. A Crime Stoppers reward will be paid in Davila’s capture.

At least 110 illegal migrants, who were trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, were rescued by Texas officials in separate smuggling attempts this week.

FIRST ON FOX: Border Patrol agents are seeing significant increases in migrant traffic all along the southern border, with one Arizona sector seeing a massive 579% increase over the last fiscal year.

Texas border officials seized a suspect appearing to smuggle dozens of illegal immigrants into the United States.

The Das Goat Fire burning near Medina Lake, which has destroyed nearly 1,100 acres, is 50...

AUSTIN, Texas — Emergency management officials in a remote area near Texass border with Mexico are rushing to figure out how the 5,000-person town of Carrizo Springs can handle backdoor releases of migrants into their community.