With increasingly hot weather and topographical features that resemble those in parts of Southern California, the booming Texas metropolis ranks fifth among U.S. cities threatened by wildfire.

Los Angeles battles wildfires as recovery begins and Austin braces for similar threats, with arrests made for intentionally set fires.

Thousands of homes in Austin have an elevated risk of wildfire, but residents can prepare. A total of 94,673 homes in Austin have a moderate or greater wildfire risk, making it the highest-risk city outside of California,

Firefighters were sent from Austin, Hutto, Kyle, Round Rock and other cities. They're expected to stay for about 21 days.

ICE said it made 956 arrests on Sunday across Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, Los Angeles, Austin, Texas and Adams County, Colorado.

As the Los Angeles County community continues to deal with active wildfires, Central Texans are doing what they can to help.

Central Texas firefighters are coming home this week after helping crews in Southern California battle wildfires around Los Angeles. Dakota Morrissey, news editor for The Daily Trib, joined FOX 7 Austin's Rebecca Thomas to discuss.

Anthony Davis scored 24 points, Austin Reaves added 23 and the Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a 117-96 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.

Austin Reaves scored a career-high 38 points, LeBron James had 29 and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Brooklyn Nets 102-101.

Many Hollywood stars have left both coasts for Texas in recent years, including Matthew McConaughey, Glen Powell and 50 Cent

Protests in Austin and San Antonio erupted against ICE raids as Trump resumes office, sparking fears of increased immigration enforcement.

In McKinney Christian’s last game, a 74-46 win over Dallas Christian, senior guard John Clark led with 19 points and senior guard Sean Agyapong added 16 points and six steals. Junior guard Manny Weaver scored 14 points and recorded three steals.