Buda, Hays County, News
Out-of-control prescribed burn torches 200 acres near Buda
A controlled burn by by Austin Water’s Wildland Conservation Division blazed out of control just west of Buda near FM 967 Wednesday and scorched nearly 200-plus acres of undeveloped land.
Palmer Buck, Austin Fire Department Division Chief, said a controlled burn that began 11 a.m. Wednesday crossed a designated “fire line” when workers reported that the flames had ignited a cedar tree. Fire crews had achieved about 400 acres of a pr...