Burn ban lifted

Cass County has rescinded the burn ban on November 1, 2024. “Based on the collaborative decision of the Weather Assessment Committee comprised of the County Judge, the Cass County Emergency Management Coordinator, and the Texas A & M Forest Service, and due to the recent rain in all or part of Cass County, the BURN BAN HAS BEEN LIFTED for all unincorporated areas of Cass County, Texas effective immediately.

“Residents inside city limits within the county must contact their City Hall to determine if a burn ban is in effect for those areas.”

Judge Travis Ransom exercised caution as much of Texas is still unusually dry.

Water for the week of 10/28/24 noted that water conditions were unusually dry for this time of year and warm conditions are taking their toll on Texas. The drought map for October 22 showed two-thirds of the state in drought. Nearly a quarter of the state is abnormally dry, poised to slip into drought in the coming weeks if conditions don’t change. Map courtesy of the U.S. Drought Monitor Drought conditions show that Texas is at 67%, up from last week, up from last week at 55% and 21% three months ago. We are slightly down from a year ago when the state was at 75% dry conditions.