Texas bills seek to improve state’s response to wildfires a year after devastation in Panhandle
A Texas lawmaker is laying the groundwork to create a statewide system that connects all first responders and government agencies to the same network.
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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 ...
Texas Wildfire Map Shows Where Blazes Burning as Warnings Issued
Newsweek has mapped out where active fires are currently burning across Texas, using data from the Texas A&M Forest Service.
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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 ...
Crabapple wildfire near Fredericksburg increases to 9,858 acres, now 85% contained
What started as a small fire Saturday afternoon has now grown to thousands of acres and is leaving behind scenes of blackened ...
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Fredericksburg rallies to aid farmers, ranchers as Crabapple Fire nears full containment
In the off season, the Gillespie County Fairgrounds usually sits empty — but this week, it’s overflowing with hay and feed.
College Station fire crew returns after 14 days battling Texas fires
On March 15, the fire crew received a call asking them to go to Gillispie County to fight the raging Crabapple Fire.
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Wildfires: Kendall responds; conditions volatile locally
Brady Constantine, Kendall County fire marshal, spent 60 straight hours on the perimeter of another blaze, the Bootes Fire, ...
Crabapple fire: Areas in the Hill Country most impacted in the aftermath
Homes lost and livestock endangered as Crabapple fire continues to ravage acres of land near Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill ...
Fire near Fredericksburg almost fully contained, official says
The Central Texas grass fire that broke out three days ago near Fredericksburg was 90% contained as of Tuesday evening, ...
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A front row, center seat for Fredericksburg's Saturday fire
A perfect storm of meteorological conditions left Gillespie County particularly vulnerable to fire, and last Saturday ...
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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.