CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — With fire conditions elevated today, it's a good time to catch up on which counties in the Coastal Bend are under a burn ban.
That means burning trash, debris, yard waste, and brush is prohibited. Outdoor campfires are also against the law.
The Texas A&M Forest Service has provided a list of where burn bans are in effect:
- Aransas Count
- Bee County
- Brooks County
- Jim Wells County
- Jim Hogg County
- Kleberg County
- Live Oak County
- Nueces County
- Refugio County
- San Patricio County
Counties that are not currently under a burn ban are as follows:
- Duval County
- McMullen County
- Kenedy County
You can visit a full map of counties under burn ban at tfsweb.tamu.edu.
Please note that Aransas County is under a burn ban, but is not included on the map.
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