Ross Fire expands to 85,000 acres in North Texas
The Ross Fire has grown to about 85,000 acres, roughly 100 miles west of Dallas, making it one of North Texas's largest wildfires on record.
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Why it matters
The fire's large footprint threatens land, property and air quality across a broad region.
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- Ross Fire Grows to One of Largest on Record in North Texas ↗sanangelolive.com · Article published: Aug 27, 2026, 6:29 PM UTC
- Ross Fire grows to one of the largest wildfires on record in North Texas ↗click2houston.com · Recorded source date: Aug 28, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC
- Ross Fire grows to one of the largest wildfires on record in North Texas ↗kwtx.com · Recorded source date: Aug 28, 2026, 2:32 AM UTC
- Texas' Ross fire, 100 miles west of Dallas, grows to 85,000 acres ↗news-journal.com · Article published: Aug 28, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC
- Ross Fire grows to one of the largest wildfires on record in North Texas ↗yahoo.com · Recorded source date: Aug 28, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC
- Ross Fire is now the second-largest wildfire ever in North Texas ↗fox4news.com · Recorded source date: Aug 28, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC
- Ross Fire Grows Into One of Largest Wildfires on Record in North Texas ↗insurancejournal.com · Recorded source date: Aug 28, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC
- Ross Fire Scorches 85,000+ Acres, Now North Texas' Second-Largest Wildfire | KLIF 570 News & Info ↗klif.com · Recorded source date: Aug 28, 2026, 7:32 PM UTC
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