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Hays County still under burn ban
Buda, Dripping Springs, Hays County, Kyle, News, San Marcos, Wimberley
megan.wehring, on August 17, 2022
Hays County still under burn ban

By Megan Wehring 

HAYS COUNTY – Wildfires have been common this summer with severe drought conditions, leaving Hays County to be in a steady burn ban. 

But Hays County is not alone – nearly all of Texas is in a burn ban, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service Burn Ban Web Map.

Photo courtesy of Texas Weather Connection
Nearly the entire state of Texas is in a high KBDI.

Fire Marshal Mark Wobus provided an update on the current burn ban at the Aug. 9 Hays County Commissioners Cour...

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