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Kendall County judge reinstates 90-day outdoor burning ban after spike in fires
Summary
At a special-called meeting on Feb. 18, 2026, the Kendall County commissioners court voted 3-0 to reinstate an outdoor burning ban for up to 90 days, citing multiple uncontrolled burns, stretched firefighting resources and worsening fire-weather forecasts from the Texas Forest Service.
Judge Stelhorznick, presiding over a special-called Kendall County Commissioners Court meeting on Feb. 18, 2026, moved to reinstate a countywide prohibition on outdoor burning for up to 90 days and the court approved the order by a 3-0 vote.
The judge said staff prepared background showing a deteriorating local burn index and a rapid increase in uncontrolled fires over several days. "By Sunday, we had a single burn that was 19.887 acres," the judge recounted, and while there were "0 loss of…
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