As wildfire risks intensify across Texas, experts are sounding the alarm about elevated fire danger this weekend — and possibly for weeks to come.

But this weekend’s forecast is just part of a much larger concern fueled by persistent drought and dry vegetation across the state.

Why the risk is rising

Texas faces ongoing challenges from long-term drought and early-season freezes, which have dried out grasses, shrubs and trees — what experts call “fuel.” This readily ignitable fuel makes wildfires spread rapidly under the right conditions.

“We’re expecting that when we have these high fire weather danger days, the probability of an ignition turning into a fire is much higher,” said Dayziah Petruska with the Texas A&M Forest Service. “Our fuels are under a condition that is conducive to b

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