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Limestone County reinstates burn ban as officials cite dry conditions

Limestone County Commissioners Court · March 24, 2026

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Summary

The Limestone County Commissioners Court voted to reinstate the county burn ban during its regular meeting, with Commissioner Anderson saying the area is "getting pretty dry." The court also approved the consent agenda and monthly reports before moving into an executive session on a personnel matter under Texas law.

Limestone County Commissioners Court voted to reinstate the county burn ban during its regular meeting, with Commissioner Anderson saying, "I'm gonna put the burn ban on. It's getting pretty dry." The action came during routine business at the Limestone County courtroom on April 2, 2026.

The vote followed a brief discussion of local conditions. Commissioner Anderson moved to put the burn ban back in place; the motion was seconded and approved. The transcript records vocal "aye" responses and no opposed voices, but it does not include a detailed roll-call or numeric vote tally.

The reinstated burn ban is intended to reduce wildfire risk and limit open burning while county conditions remain dry. Commissioners did not specify a duration or an effective date in the public portion of the record; those implementation details were not provided on the transcript.

Earlier in the meeting the court approved the consent agenda and then took up monthly reports from county officials, approving those reports by voice vote. After the burn-ban motion and other routine approvals, the court moved item 17 to the top of the agenda and announced it would go into an executive session at 09:04 to discuss a personnel matter pursuant to Texas Government Code §551.074.

The court did not record a detailed vote tally for the burn-ban motion in the transcript. The reinstatement was adopted by voice vote, and no opposing votes were vocalized on the record.