Texas wildfires

Wildfires Continue Across Texas as Temperatures Soar and Droughts Worsen

July 25, 2022 | By Ariel Castillo

High temperatures and extremely dry conditions have caused wildfires throughout Texas this summer—the most recent being the Chalk Mountain Fire in Somervell County near Dallas-Fort Worth.

For Bastrop Residents, Last Week’s Rolling Pines Fire Was Too Close for Comfort

January 25, 2022 | By Dina Gachman

The history of Bastrop County is marked by wildfires, the most devastating being the 2011 Complex Fire that burned 32,000 acres and lasted 55 days.

The October 2023 issue of Texas Highways "Tastes Like Home"

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