Strong winds are pushing smoke and ash from the Crabapple Fire near Fredricksburg east toward Austin, according to the National Weather Service.

As high winds blow through the South this weekend, thousands of acres of wildfires are raging in Texas. An outbreak of wildfires began in Texas on Friday as winds exceeded 30 miles per hour and dry ...

A Gillespie County wildfire, named the Crabapple fire, prompted evacuations as it reached more than 9,700 acres by Monday, ...

The Central Texas grass fire that broke out three days ago near Fredericksburg was 90% contained as of Tuesday evening, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.

The Crabapple Fire north of Fredericksburg was 95% contained by Thursday. It has burned 9,858 acres since last weekend.

New details have emerged in the 9,700-acre wildfire that is ravaging land in the Texas Hill Country. The blaze began near Fredericksburg on Saturday, March 15.

The Crabapple Fire has burned almost 10,000 acres, city authorities say. Nine homes were consumed by the blaze.

Officials warned that Gillespie County and the Texas Hill Country remain in extreme drought and at risk for fires.

In Montgomery County, evacuations were ordered for the following areas: Holstein Drive, Hereford Way, Cross Cut, Rock Pigeon, ...