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Last night at Austin-Bergstrom Airport the largest jet air tanker currently in fire service arrived to assist the fires in Bastrop. Known as 10 Tanker, this modified Douglas DC-10 can drop 12,000 gallons of water of fire retardent in 5 seconds and will hopefully give the firefighters on the... continue reading on Austinist

nasa.gov As firefighters continue to fight the blazes in the Austin area, NASA has released the above satellite photo of the region. Clearly visible is the smoke plume from Bastrop stretching all the way south to Corpus Christi.... continue reading on Austinist

Photo by Jared Gralinski Firefighters continued overnight to get the blaze in Bastrop under control. As of Monday morning, the fire had spread to cover an area of 16 miles across 6 miles wide. Reported damage thus far includes half of Bastrop State Park and at least 300 homes.... continue reading on Austinist

As of Sunday evening, fires are being reported over thousands of acres in Bastrop, Steiner Ranch and more. Anyone in Central Texas with fire fighting experience is strongly asked to call 512-978-1187. UPDATE: @austintexasgov: AFD has reached adequate number of reserve firefighters, NO need to continue calling 978-1187 or... continue reading on Austinist

Readers, this year we'll be using SCHED to help us manage our picks for SXSW. This software allows you to schedule all of the events you want to attend, and then you can send it to your phone or laptop or whatnot and share it with your pals via Facebook/Twitter.... continue reading on Austinist