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Ahead of Fourth of July weekend, Tarrant County issues burn ban

By Julia Falcon

June 28, 2022 / 3:00 PM CDT / CBS Texas

Your Tuesday Afternoon Headlines, June 28th, 2022

TARRANT COUNTY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - The Tarrant County Commissioners Court issued a burn ban in parts of Tarrant County on Tuesday.

Commissioners approved an order prohibiting outside burning within the unincorporated areas of Tarrant County for 90 days - right before the Fourth of July weekend.

Tarrant County joins Ellis, Johnson, Parker and Wise Counties in issuing the ban.

BURN BAN FOR TARRANT COUNTY for next 90 days. Tarrant has joined Dallas, Ellis, Johnson, Parker and Wise and all others west and south in north Texas. Fourth of July is Monday. #CBS11wx #dfwwx #txwx pic.twitter.com/nQDsHxQg7H
— Jeffrey Ray (@cbs11jeffrey) June 28, 2022

These bans come as North Texas has experienced record heat and little to no rainfall over the last month.

Julia Falcon

Julia Falcon is a digital content producer at CBS News Texas. Julia has previously written for news outlets across Dallas-Fort Worth like the Denton Record-Chronicle, D Magazine, 1080 KRLD and 105.3 The Fan. She covers a span of topics, focusing on sports and trending topics. Every week, Julia produces a show called "Eye on Trending," where she answers top trending questions.