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Wildfire that forced evacuations in Bastrop County caused by nearby structure fire, forest service says
BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — An “extremely active” wildfire in Bastrop County started causing mandatory evacuations Sunday, according to county officials. Several residents are still away ...
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Bastrop County has seen five major wildfires since 2009. Experts say it's the new normal.
Sheila Lowe, a Bastrop native who runs a nonprofit created after the 2011 fire to oversee local disaster ... burn targeting underbrush in Bastrop State Park. It turned into the Rolling Pines ...
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Texas Parks and Wildlife to adopt more prescribed burn protocols after Rolling Pines fire in Bastrop County
BASTROP COUNTY, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will now implement new procedures for future prescribed burns after an independent review of the Rolling Pines fire in ...