Travis County issues burn ban as dry, triple-digit heat settles in

AUSTIN (KXAN) — With summer hitting its stride, Travis County Commissioner’s Court voted Thursday to implement a burn ban as of July 6.
The Travis County Fire Marshal Tony Calloway says the area is entering a time where the area is susceptible to grass fires. Calloway says there were two dozen grass fires on the Fourth of July holiday and about 25 percent of those fires were the result of fireworks.
In Bastrop County on Wednesday, several small brush fires broke out along Farm to Mar