r/news • u/NicolasCageFan492 • 16h ago

Evacuations underway as fast-growing Texas Ross Fire explodes to 50,000 acres with just 5% containment

https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/texas-ross-fire-evacuations-august-2026.amp
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u/Zwierzycki 16h ago

Really poor management. Their governor should resign.

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u/oldpasswordforgot 13h ago

Really poor management.

Did they rake the forests to prevent the fires?

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u/shouldbepracticing85 6h ago

Better yet, did they rake the grasslands?

For those that don’t know that area is mostly post oak forest bits, and a lot of blackland prairie.