fire danger

Burn bans are now in effect for these East Texas counties.

The wildfires ravaging California right now are terrible and, for now, show no signs of letting up. El Paso's neighbors in New Mexico also recently suffered a similar event. Could Texas be next?

Don't get caught doing any outdoor burning if you're under a burn ban.

Thousands of acres burned over the weekend in Clay County.  More fires burned in Throckmorton County as well.  Area volunteer departmets are taxed to their limits and the long term forecasts don't hold much promise for relief.  Storms across parts of Texas and Oklahoma over the last few days have given some areas much-needed rain, but officials warn it's not enough to offset the extreme drought co