Opinion: Wildfires Are Coming to Central Texas. Be Prepared.

As we move into the summer, a drought has enveloped Texas, increasing the risk of wildfires in the Austin area

"...killed two people, right down Highway 71 in Bastrop. Wildfires are undeniably increasing in number and magnitude, yet most..."

May 20, 2022 Column by Vi Burgess

Texas Is Burning and There’s No End in Sight, Yet

Record heat, no rain make wildfires rage

"...states of drought, the number of brush fires and wildfires raging is hard to accurately count. Since last Tuesday,..."

Aug. 12, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Wildlife

Gyllenhaal and Mulligan burn in this period marriage drama

"...Set in Montana in 1960 during devastating, barely controlled wildfires, Jerry (Gyllenhaal) loses his job as a golf pro,..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Prince Avalanche

Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch co-star in David Gordon Green's pleasing backcounty dramady, whose tone is heightened by its setting in burned-out Bastrop, Texas.

"...the burnt-out woodlands of Bastrop, Texas (devastated by the wildfires of 2011), proves to have been an inspired choice...."

Aug. 16, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Local Aussie Rallies for Fire Relief

As wildfires continue destroying swaths of Australia, Go Fever frontwoman Acey Monaro rallied local bands for her homeland

"...Planet Claire Presents, organized the 10-act benefit while watching wildfires ravage her home country...."

Feb. 14, 2020 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Fun With Animals

While wildfires raged, so did arguments among local animal activists

"...Earlier this month, as wildfires began to rage across Central Texas and local animal..."

Sept. 30, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Wildfire News Update

Latest info from county, state and school districts UPDATED

"...UPDATED 12.19pm Tuesday As the wildfires continue around Austin, the situation is starting to look..."

Sept. 6, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM

The pattern repeats across the country. Talk tough against immigrants for the redneck vote, then stop any anti-immigrant operation that costs businesses money – which means all of 'em.

"...One headline summarizes the problem: "With Illegal Immigrants Fighting Wildfires, West Faces a Dilemma." Half the firefighters in the..."

July 7, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

Perry Gonna Make it Rain

Governor picks prayer over investment in firefighters

"...an end to this ongoing drought and these devastating wildfires."..."

April 22, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...weeks, invoices may soon need filing.  – Derek Udensi Wildfires..."

March 5, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Will Austin's New Wildfire Code Be Enough?

"The risk is bad"

"...they move over the open ocean towards the coast, wildfires build in intensity as they roll through the wildlands..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Then There's This: Green Is as Green Does

Robbins' latest 'Directory' follows the flows of water – and power

"...Robbins and most other Texans, the 2011 drought and wildfires marked a turning point for how to think about..."

Aug. 2, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

ART From the Ashes Reseeding With Creativity

A California nonprofit helps Bastrop recover by making art from fire-damaged materials

"...Ashes, a nonprofit established after California was ravaged by wildfires in 2007. With an aim to "support, inspire, create,..."

April 27, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bill of the Week

Proclamation for Days of Prayer for Rain in Texas

"...million acres and the lives of two firefighters to wildfires this year, it would seem that Gov. Rick Perry..."

April 29, 2011 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the state, and beyond

"...Central Texas has the potential to see very dangerous wildfires due to the prolonged drought. Through February, grasses and..."

Feb. 6, 2009 News Feature

Austin City Council v. Climate Change

City Hall backs resilience, electric vehicles

"...city assets from extreme weather events (flooding, severe heat, wildfires, etc.)...."

May 17, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Only the Brave

Visceral dramatization of the heroic work of the Granite Mountain Hotshots

"...in Arizona in 2013, one of the country’s deadliest wildfires on record. It’s a story about rugged but ordinary..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

Al Gore reminds us (once again) that climate change is real

"...intractable as the Arctic melts, the oceans acidify, global wildfires rage, and a new president brazenly guts the EPA,..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wildfires

"...yet each was great. On their debut, dream-pop locals Wildfires land in a similarly not-so-mutually-exclusive territory. Opener "Bad Breath"..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Music Review by Neph Basedow

The Road to 10-1 ... Is Getting Crowded [Updated May 12]

As May money season opens, candidates blossom

"...Issues: property tax appraisals, water and conservation, emergency preparedness (wildfires), affordability, transportation www.tinacannon.org (FB) Elect Tina Cannon – City..."

May 2, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Greedy Lying Bastards

The greedy lying bastards are those responsible for destroying our planet's climate, and this documentary is naming names.

"...the immediate, pervasive manifestations of the crisis, e.g., droughts, wildfires, and hurricanes...."

March 8, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

Wildfire Prevention Waiting for Ignition

City of Austin's wildfire prevention efforts lag behind the threat

"...been deepening. Never far from his thoughts are the wildfires that raged across Texas in 2011, including the Bastrop..."

Aug. 31, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Civics 101

"...DEADLINERS: RISK AND REPORTING THE WILDFIRES Panelists discuss the risks they took to get coverage..."

June 1, 2012 News Column

Civics 101

"...DEADLINERS: RISK AND REPORTING THE WILDFIRES Panelists discuss the risks they took to get coverage..."

May 25, 2012 News Column

Can Austin Get Its Arms Around ESDs?

Austin Fire Department and ESD 6 negotiating possible merger

"...Ranch, which was very nearly consumed by last year's wildfires...."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Top 10 State Stories

Budget cuts and wildfires left us a bit parched

"...the shrinking lakes, the 3.5 million acres lost to wildfires, and the collapsing wildlife and farm animal populations. As..."

Jan. 6, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Walking the No-Kill Tightrope

As Austin's animal welfare center moves to a new building, will the delicate balance of 'no-kill' and resources be maintained?

"...that total, of course, has to do with the wildfires that ravaged Bastrop and Williamson counties, leaving many animals..."

Nov. 4, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Food-o-File

News bites that are easy to digest

"...lost his home and wood shop to the Bastrop wildfires, so he and his girlfriend are rebuilding their household..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

'Mighty White' of Rick Perry

"...to be "supervising" the fighting of the forest and wildfires. I also thought it was mighty white of the..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Postmarks

Off the Record

Electric Lounge's second act on the Eastside, catching up with Scratch Acid and Austin's other Voice contestants

"...their behalf: jonasandjen.chipin.com. For more ways to help, see austinchronicle.com/wildfires..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

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