Outdoor Burning

Basically, the state law prohibits outdoor burning except for a few specific cases:

As long as there is no burn ban in effect, campfires, bonfires, and cooking fires are legal.
Brush from land clearing may be burned when there is no practical alternative.​

Outdoor Burning Procedures:

• Only natural materials from that property may be burned.
• Do not start burning until an hour after sunrise (check the newspaper or online for exact time).
• Keep the burn small and manageable; feed it slowly.
• Any approved large bonfire-style burns must be at least 50-feet from any structure.
• Be sure you have a wide clearance of non-combustible ground on all sides.
• Have equipment available that you can extinguish the fire quickly, if necessary.
• Be sure you are downwind of all neighboring structures.
• Be sure your fire is dead-out cold one hour before sunset, no burning is allowed during nighttime hours.
• Follow all regulations set forth by the local regulations and TCEQ outdoor burning rule.
• Read the TCEQ Outdoor Burning Rules. Click here for rules.
• If a complaint of the odor is received, the fire will be extinguished.

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Other Outdoor Burning Rules:

• Portable outdoor firplaces or firepits designed to burn solid wood shall not be used within 15-feet of a structure.
• Recreational fires on the ground (campfires) should not be conducted within 25-feet of a structure.