East Texas burn ban and road conditions for Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026.
Burn bans (7 of 14 936-area counties):
- Nacogdoches, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Trinity and Walker counties are under county burn bans per the Texas A&M Forest Service burn ban list.
- Angelina, Houston, Jasper, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto and Tyler counties are NOT currently under a county burn ban.
Roads: The DriveTexas statewide closure feed was unavailable this morning (API token error). Check drivetexas.org directly for any active closures in the 936-area counties before you travel.
Rivers: No NOAA river gauges in the 936 area are at action stage or higher.
Lakes (percent full):
- Sam Rayburn - 64.2%
- Toledo Bend - 85.9%
- Lake Livingston - 90.2%
- Lake Conroe - 94.5%
- B.A. Steinhagen - 94.8%
Weather: No active National Weather Service alerts for 936-area counties.
Sources:
Texas A&M Forest Service Burn Ban List
DriveTexas
NOAA National Water Prediction Service
Water Data for Texas
National Weather Service Active Alerts