High winds raise concerns of wildfire flare-ups
Crews are still working to contain the Crabapple Wildfire in Gillespie County, west of Austin near Fredericksburg. The fire ...
San Antonio under fire warnings as fight continues against Hill Country wildfires
Fire conditions continue across Texas as a cold front moved in, bringing with it dry air and strong winds. A dust storm in ...
Crabapple? Beaver Nugget? Slim Jim? Here's how Texas wildfires get their obscure names.
Texas wildfire names can seem obscure or random at times, but there is a method to the madness in how these names are decided ...
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Wildfires Near Fredericksburg Approach Containment, Gillespie County Lifts Evacuations and Issues Disaster Declaration
The Duderstadt Fire in Gillespie County, now 90% contained, previously prompted evacuations and road closures but residents ...
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Bills seek to improve state’s response to wildfires a year after devastation in Panhandle
A proposal to create a statewide system connecting emergency personnel and agencies is among several bills that target ...
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University of Texas System bans drag shows in campus facilities
The move comes a few weeks after the Texas A&M System issued a similar ban, which is being challenged in court.
North Texas wildland firefighters battling Crabapple Fire; Urge vigilance
Specialized firefighters from Johnson County to Plano have been deployed across the state in what has been an especially busy ...
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Crabapple Fire: Wildfire near Fredericksburg is 90% contained; cause is undetermined
The Crabapple Fire has burned nearly 10,000 acres and is 85 percent contained, according to Fredericksburg Fire EMS. The ...
9 homes destroyed as crews continue to battle 9,800-acre wildfire near Fredericksburg
Fire crews in Gillespie County, along with the Texas A&M Forest Service, are continuing to battle a 9,858-acre wildfire north ...
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After COVID, Texas is less prepared for the next pandemic
Five years after Texas’ first COVID death, the state spends less on public health, vaccination rates have dropped and a distrust of authority has taken hold.
Officials: Residents ordered to evacuate as new fires erupt near Fredericksburg
New details have emerged in the 9,700-acre wildfire that is ravaging land in the Texas Hill Country. The blaze began near ...
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Firefighter injured in 9,700+ acre wildfire near Fredericksburg; fire is 85% contained
A Gillespie County wildfire, named the Crabapple fire, prompted evacuations as it reached more than 9,700 acres by Monday, ...