COLLEGE STATION (Associated
Press) – A record number of Texas counties has issued outdoor burn bans
this summer because of excessive drought conditions.
The Texas Forest Service reported that 248 of the 254 counties have issued
bans, which beat the old mark set in 2006, when 221 counties had bans.
Only Brooks, Chambers, Jefferson, Orange, Willacy and Zapata Counties do not
have burn bans in place.
