More at link — my earlier post was removed because I put too much text in comment.
Hang in there.
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Fires-destroy-homes-in-Bastrop-Magnolia-2156637.php
[excerpt]Magnolia fire
The Magnolia fire, located off FM 1774 and FM 1488, jumped FM 1488 late Monday and forced further evacuations, although some families were being allowed back to their homes. The Magnolia Independent School District canceled classes today because of the fires. Evacuation shelters were being set up throughout the area, including at Magnolia High School.
Another fire in the area had burned 100 acres and was 80 percent contained, Norris said. It had destroyed one structure and caused no injuries after 50 homes were evacuated.
A fire covering about 100 acres was burning in Oak Ridge North late Monday.
A fire near Nacogdoches that started Sunday night raged to 300 acres Monday and forced 60 families to evacuate their homes, said Ralph Cullom, a spokesman for the Texas Forrest Service. That fires grew with strong gusts of winds and fed off of dry conditions on the ground.
“This drought we’re having is just unprecedented,” Cullom said.
No injuries have been reported in Bastrop, but two people were reported killed in a North Texas fire Monday. A woman and her 18-month-old child died when a fast-moving fire near Gladewater, east of Dallas, set their mobile home on fire and they were unable to escape. [end excerpt]
This fire in Magnolia is 12 miles from me.