A plain look at East Texas burn bans and road conditions in the 936 area for Thursday, October 22, 2026. No active NWS alerts in 936 zones this morning. No DriveTexas road closures reported in 936 counties. No rivers at flood stage.

Burn bans

Seven 936-area counties are under a burn ban per the Texas A&M Forest Service: Angelina, Jasper, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, and Shelby. Houston, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Polk, Trinity, Tyler and Walker counties are not on the list this morning. Check with your county burn permit office before you light anything, and never leave a fire unattended.

Weather

No active NWS alerts for the 936 zones.

Roads

No DriveTexas closures reported in the 936-area counties.

Rivers

No rivers at flood stage in the 936 area.

Lakes

Sam Rayburn: 61.9 percent full
Toledo Bend: 84.7 percent full
Lake Livingston: 92.0 percent full
Lake Conroe: 93.0 percent full
B.A. Steinhagen: 97.4 percent full

Sources: NWS Alerts, DriveTexas, Texas A&M Forest Service burn ban list, NOAA National Water Prediction Service, Water Data for Texas.