Williamson County Commissioners Court unanimously voted to implement a 30-day burn ban at its July 28 meeting. County Judge Dan Gattis said the ban could be lifted before 30 days if conditions improve. While the burn ban is in effect residents living within Williamson County may not burn anything outdoors or burn anything combustible outside of an enclosed space, such as grill or barbecue pit without a lid. Although the I-35 corridor has received significant rain in the past several days, Jarred Thomas, the emergency management coordinator for Williamson County, said other parts of the county are still dry. "The corridor got much needed rain yesterday, we got fire in the ditches along the interstate and along [FM] 1431, thats my indication that it is probably time to put a ban down," Thomas said. "The east and the west side of [I-35] are still dry, [and] south of Liberty Hill is the driest part of the county right now." Commissioners discussed the possibility of a burn ban during their July 12 meeting but took no action at that time. As of 3:30 p.m. on July 28, 98 other counties in the state had a burn ban in effect.