Kerr County reinstates restricted burn ban, delegates authority to precinct commissioners

Nov 24, 2025

After flood recovery, Kerr County reinstated a restricted burn ban policy and delegated day-to-day authority to precinct commissioners, with conditions on start/end times and wind limits; the court voted unanimously to adopt the order and asked residents to check the burn-hotline before burning.

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Judge Kelly presented an order to implement a restricted outdoor burning policy that restores earlier post-flood restrictions and delegates authority to precinct commissioners to impose or lift burn bans within their precincts based on local conditions.

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