County Orders 90-Day Burn Ban as Pastures Dry Out
Uvalde, TX · September 22, 2026
Autumn officially checks in just past 7 o'clock this evening, arriving under thick cloud cover that keeps the afternoon heat honest.
The Lead
Following weeks of rapid brush growth fed by summer storms, county leadership has hit the brakes on outdoor burning. Interim County Judge Jerry Bates issued an executive order placing a 90-day countywide burn ban across all unincorporated areas, responding to late-summer heat that has rapidly cured tall pastures into prime wildfire fuel.
The order prohibits all open flames, trash fires, and uncontained burn piles, with violations classified as Class C misdemeanors carrying fines of up to $500. Agricultural burns authorized through state agencies, certified prescribed burns, and attended outdoor cooking remain the only permitted exemptions. Volunteer fire departments across the county have placed extra brush apparatus on heightened alert. Rural property owners are urged to shred buffer strips along fence lines, clear brush away from outbuildings, and ensure exterior water tanks remain topped off while dry conditions hold.
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Today's Outlook
- High 94°F · Low 76°F — Overcast
- Persistent cloud cover offers modest relief, but keep plenty of drinking water handy today.
What's On Around Town
Today
Active Minds Clay Social Southwest Texas College Student Success Center (2401 Garner Field Rd), 11:00 AM–12:30 PM · Free Sculpt ceramics, meet fellow students, and enjoy complimentary refreshments.
Birth Prep Series: Breastfeeding Uvalde Memorial Hospital (1025 Garner Field Rd), 6:00–7:00 PM · Free Practical nursing guidance and technique advice for expecting parents.
Tomorrow
- Bilingual Story Hour with Miss Martha El Progreso Memorial Library at Benson Elementary (601 Dean St), 10:30–11:30 AM · Free
- Popcorn Wednesdays Southwest Texas College Library (2401 Garner Field Rd), 11:00 AM–1:00 PM · Free
Thursday
- Pete Belman Classic Cross Country Invitational City Youth Sports Fields (1569 Garner Field Rd), 8:00 AM
- Workforce Solutions Job Fair Workforce Solutions Middle Rio Grande (216 W Main St), 9:00 AM–Noon · Free
- Kids Food and Nutrition Workshop Uvalde County Fairplex (122 Veterans Ln), 5:30 PM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- El Progreso Memorial Library
- When pioneer women chartered the civic El Progreso Club in 1903 to launch a town reading room, they could hardly envision today's scope: its Virginia Wood Davis Archives now stewards records across a 17,564-square-mile expanse covering eleven Southwest Texas counties.
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