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 County line in the Las Colinas Drive area off FM 165. The fire prompted evacuations in the area, including the Dripping Springs PAWS Shelter, as it moved northwest towards Highway 290...