Large wildfire has started near Fredericksburg. Here's an update.
The fire is reported to be 400 acres and is located about 8 miles northeast of Fredericksburg in Gillespie County.
Smoke from Crabapple Fire near Fredericksburg reaches Austin: See Texas wildfire map
Strong winds are pushing smoke and ash from the Crabapple Fire near Fredricksburg east toward Austin, according to the National Weather Service.
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Smoke from 400-acre Gillespie County wildfire blowing into the Austin area
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Tornadoes in the South and Midwest overnight and early Saturday left 11 dead in Missouri. More tornadoes are forecast ...
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Austin weather: Wildfire danger for most of Central Texas
Most of Texas is under a Red Flag Warning on March 14. The Red Flag Warning means critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly ...
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Austin leaders OK simplified reviews for 'missing middle' housing, residential subdivisions
Requiring new city reporting on updates to drainage rules that are now in progress ...
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DOJ drops fight against Texas political maps as Trump administration retreats from voting rights cases
The Biden administration had challenged a Republican-led redistricting plan that diluted the political power of minorities.
How does the city of Austin decide which homeless encampments to clear?
Gov. Greg Abbott is directing state agencies to bring the state's workforce back to the office full time. Agencies are ...
These four Texas counties are among the fastest growing in the country
Texas’ population growth has slowed, but the state’s major urban areas are still adding hundreds of thousands of residents.
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As wildfire anxiety grows, Austin plans to designate half the city as at risk of fire damage
About two-thirds of land parcels in the city would be considered at risk of damage from wildfire, up from about 35% a decade ...
His Daughter Was America’s First Measles Death in a Decade
He hadn’t been expecting a stranger with a notepad, but he listened as I explained that I had come to town to write about the ...