10:00 p.m. UPDATE:The Mill Fire is now 50% contained. The City of Gregory says in a Facebook post that power is expected to be restored by Thursday morning, though natural gas services will remain off. Stephen F. Austin Elementary School in Gregory will be closed on Thursday. San Patricio County Sheriff Oscar Rivera says in a Facebook post that there is “no exact number of lost homes yet.”
9:00p.m. UPDATE:According to fire officials, the Mill Fire is now 50% contained. Crews have also been battling the FM 628 Fire (95% contained) and the Cape Valero Fire (100% contained).
6:00 p.m. UPDATE:
Fire officials tell KRIS 6 the earlier estimate of 40 acres was incorrect and say that 15 acres have burned. The fire is now 25% contained. A mandatory evacuation order and road closures remain in place.
5:15 p.m. UPDATE:
The evacuation center has been moved to the Portland Community Center at 2000 Billy G Webb Dr…