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In the event of a local emergency, such as a wildfire, residents of Gillespie County and Fredericksburg can sign up for alert ...

A Montana beef marketing bill that caused waves in the agricultural community and would have created the Montana Cattle Committee was tabled in Senate committee on Tuesday. House Bill 119, ...

Several McLean County communities chose their next leaders this week, as well as several trustee positions, highway ...

Cumberland County leaders have temporarily paused one of the biggest projects in county history to make sure taxpayers’ money ...

Clockwise from left, AgriLife Disaster Assement and Recovery program specialist Kevin Knapick unloads donated hay from a ...

Bob Nicks, president of the Austin Firefighters Association, says Austinites should be “very concerned” about what has taken ...

Landowners with livestock or agricultural infrastructure losses from recent wildfires across Texas are advised to properly document those losses in preparation for insurance claims or qualifying ...

Officials warned that Gillespie County and the Texas Hill Country remain in extreme drought and at risk for fires.

Meanwhile, recent major fires that prompted evacuations in the Panhandle and Central Texas were fully contained as of ...

After nearly a week, the Crabapple fire has been declared 100 percent contained, according to an official update ...

After a week of fighting the Crabapple Fire in windy and dry conditions, the fire is 100% contained, Fredericksburg officials ...