Around noon on Monday, Aug. 21, a wildfire was reported in the vicinity of FM 1626, FM 2770 and Robert S. Light Boulevard in Buda. According to the Hays County Office of Emergency Management, the fire burned 28 acres and was 100% contained as of 4:31 p.m. on Monday. An additional fire was reported l...

HAYS COUNTY — At approximately 3:13 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5, Hays County and state agencies received a request for assistance on a fire burning north of San Marcos. The cause of the fire was determined to be accidental, caused by equipment use. Dozens of agencies would soon respond to a fire that, ...

By Megan Navarro FORT STOCKTON — Three Kyle Fire Department (KFD) firefighters — Adam Laird, Andrew Cortez and Trent McCarty — were sent to Fort Stockton to support local officials in preparation for potential wildfires. They arrived in the area on Friday, March 31, as part of a Texas A&M Forest Ser...

By Megan Wehring   HAYS COUNTY – Wildfires have been common this summer with severe drought conditions, leaving Hays County to be in a steady burn ban.   But Hays County is not alone – nearly all of Texas is in a burn ban, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service Burn Ban Web Map. Photo courtesy of...

By Megan Wehring   DRIPPING SPRINGS – Despite the recent wildfires and the county being under a burn ban, the city of Dripping Springs is not executing a disaster declaration at this time.   On Aug. 9, the Dripping Springs City Council discussed the possibility of declaring a disaster for the city d...

By Brittany Anderson   HAYS COUNTY — Firefighters from Hays County and across the state have battled two separate wildfires for nearly a week now, with one fully contained and another nearly contained.   On Aug. 2 around 1 p.m., a 200 to 250-acre wildfire (“Smoke Rider”) ignited near the Hays/Blanco...

By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS – Over a span of four days, fire crews and first responders throughout the region helped battle a wildfire at the Storm Ranch property off Gatlin Creek Road outside Dripping Springs.   The fire was 100% contained as of Saturday, July 9. The call came in around 3 p.m...

By Megan Wehring  While Central Texas has seen a spotty wildfire season, officials say the state is not in the clear yet.  "When we start getting our 100-degree weather that we have been missing. It’s going to dry out really quick. With all of the growth, because of all of the rain, we could have a ...

Staff Report The forecast is hot and dry. That’s not at all unusual for Central Texas in August, but cause for caution nonetheless. Hays County is currently under a burn ban and the TAMU-based Texas Forest Service is warning of the increased risk of wildfire. The county burn ban, which has been in e...

California utilities testing Aggie software that has been successfully used by Texas utilities    COLLEGE STATION – Imagine a tool that can discover problems on utility lines before outages, before power failures spark deadly wildfires, or before fears of wildfires prompt massive, pre-emptive power ...