Aransas County Implements Countywide Burn Ban Amid Heightened Fire Risk Conditions

Aransas County implements countywide burn ban amid heightened fire risk conditions

Aransas County commissioners approved a 60-day countywide burn ban Saturday, prohibiting all outdoor burning as drought and heat fuel dangerous wildfire conditions across Texas.

Commissioners implement burn ban

Cooke County Commissioners Court have instituted a burn ban effective immediately.

Aransas County commissioners approve budget public hearing dates

The Aransas County Commissioners Court unanimously approved its projected total tax rate for the 2026-27 fiscal year and set two dates for public hearings during its regular meeting on Aug. 10.

With no rain in site, Erath County commissioners reinstate 90-day burn ban.

By SARA VANDEN BERGE Those summer bonfires are over, friends. At least for the next few months. With no rain in the forecast, Erath County commissioners on Monday reinstated a county-wide burn ban for the next 90 days. Under the ordinance, outdoor burning is a class C misdemeanor punishable by a $500 fine. So don’t burn people.