"Texas actually has more forest and higher temperatures than…

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https://fee.org/articles/forest-fires-aren-t-at-historic-highs-in-the-united-states-not-even-close/
"Texas actually has more forest and higher temperatures than California, but the Lone Star state rarely struggles with fires, perhaps because 95 percent of its land mass is privately owned and these owners act as responsible stewards of the land.
If climate change was truly the primary culprit of the wildfires, wouldn’t it stand to reason other parts of the US would be suffering similar results? Are there reasons climate change impacts California more than Texas and the Southeast US?"

https://fee.org/articles/forest-fires-aren-t-at-historic-highs-in-the-united-states-not-even-close/