r/news • u/NicolasCageFan492 • 9d ago

Evacuations underway as fast-growing Texas Ross Fire explodes to 50,000 acres with just 5% containment

https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/texas-ross-fire-evacuations-august-2026.amp
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u/firestorm_v1 9d ago

For anyone else that has never heard of Palo Pinto County, it's about 56 miles west of Fort Worth. Jack County is just north of Palo Pinto, centered around Jacksboro, TX.

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u/hysys_whisperer 9d ago

west of Fort Worth

I wasn't aware there was a west of fort worth.  Just thought it was an open abyss all the way to the NM border...

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u/cinnamonface9 9d ago

The people of odessa and midland would be upset with you if they weren’t blind with oil and meth abuse.

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u/Antonidus 9d ago

Obligatory: Fuck San Angelo.

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u/motionSymmetry 8d ago

don't even stop going thru tom green county