Nueces County has issued a burn ban to be effective immediately.
The order bans all outdoor burning and beach bonfires for 90 days—unless the ban is rescinded earlier based on findings that the reasons for the burn ban no longer exist.
Household trash burning is allowed only if trash pickup is not available. In this case, the trash bin must be an enclosed container (like a metal barrel) that may only be used if it has a spark and flame-arresting screen over the top of the container…