Wildfire

Signing the declarations is preemptive and allows the city and county to put resources into place to respond quickly should a fire start.

The fire is 60% contained and had burned about 50 acres as of Wednesday morning, the Texas A&M Forest Service said.

The Oak Grove Fire burned about 400 acres over the weekend. Critical fire weather will continue over the course of the next few weeks.

A wildfire in Hays County that started near the 200 block of Oak Grove Road burned approximately 400 acres of land as of Sunday evening.

The fire was near Oak Grove Road, between Kyle and Wimberley. The Texas A&M Forest Service said it was 20% contained as of Sunday morning.

The fire had grown to 100 acres as of Wednesday. The National Weather Service issued a red flag alert, however, warning low humidity and high winds could cause fires to spread quickly.

Video posted to Twitter shows black smoke billowing next to Parabellum Research, a small arms manufacturer.

All evacuees of the Rolling Pines Fire were able to return home by 6 p.m. Wednesday, County Judge Paul Pape said.

Multiple neighborhood streets have been evacuated in Bastrop County as emergency officials try to stop the Rolling Pines Fire from spreading.

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