Bob Nicks, president of the Austin Firefighters Association, says Austinites should be “very concerned” about what has taken ...

The Woods family is looking to rebuild after the Crabapple Fire destroyed a home that has belonged to them for generations.

The fire began as a grass fire around 1 p.m. on March 15, just 11 miles north of Fredericksburg between Lower Crabapple Road and Landrum Creek. Smoke from the fire could be seen in Austin.

FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — The Crabapple Fire is now fully contained. Having burned nearly 9,900 acres, the wildfire that sparked north of Fredericksburg Saturday has reached 100% containment ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Fire crews have finally contained the Crabapple fire near Fredericksburg after spending nearly a week battling the 9,858-acre blaze that sparked on Saturday afternoon.

Overnight homes in the path of the 2,000-acre Pauline Fire in San Jacinto County and Montgomery County were evacuated and shelters were opened for victims.

FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — When the Crabapple fire sparked Saturday afternoon, Janet Proch and her family rushed to evacuate. When she got to town, she was left to wonder: what would happen to her ...

The Austin area is under a red flag warning for the fifth time this year. As Texas becomes hotter and drier, and urban sprawl grows, the state could see more of these warnings. As Texas becomes hotter ...

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. The Crabapple Fire north of Fredericksburg was 90% ...

A bulldozer moves charred branches while looking for hotspots in the Crabapple Fire along North State Highway 16 near Fredericksburg, Texas, on Monday, March 17, 2025. (Josie Norris/The San ...

The Crabapple wildfire, which started last Saturday ... eastward to San Antonio and Austin, and southward to Corpus Christi, Brownsville and the Rio Grande Valley. Wind speeds will rise ...