NEW : Fire north of San Antonio `` more than 50 % contained '' In the past week , Texas Forest Service responds to 176 fires . Forest Service : For most of the past year , scores of wildfires have been burning across the drought-stricken state . Most of `` forward progress '' of Bastrop fire has been stopped . The cause is a lack of fuel and water for firefighters.
NEW : Fire north of San Antonio `` more than 50 % contained '' In the past week , Texas Forest Service responds to 176 fires . Forest Service : Most of `` forward progress '' of Bastrop fire has been stopped . The cause is a lack of fuel and water for firefighters.