Land clearing, Bandera
Land clearing in Bandera,burn ban and all.
Land clearing on Bandera County ranch land, one of the two areas named on our Facebook page. With a county burn ban in place since August 27, 2026, what happens to the brush is the first question on every job.
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Land clearing, Bandera
Clearing ranch land in Bandera County
Bandera County is big ranch land on the Edwards Plateau, much of it crowded with cedar and brush. Clearing opens pasture, makes room for roads and tanks, and gets a place back under control.
Brush pile burns are part of how we clear, as our Facebook photos show. In Bandera County right now, that part waits: the county burn ban took effect on August 27, 2026 (News 4 San Antonio).
Highlander Construction serves Bandera County, straight up SH 16 from our base in Helotes. Call and tell us about your land.
Local detail
What changes in Bandera
Clearing during the burn ban
The ban does not stop clearing. It changes the ending. Cleared brush can be stacked in piles placed for a safe, legal burn later, or hauled off. When the ban lifts, the piles can be burned under TCEQ's conditions (TCEQ GI-415). Read burning brush during a burn ban.
Where to put the piles
A pile that will be burned later should sit downwind of, or at least 300 feet from, any neighbor's occupied building unless they agree in writing, and away from the oaks you are keeping (AgriLife).
Clearing for wildlife
On the Edwards Plateau, TPWD suggests clearing 50 percent or less of the brush when deer are the goal and keeping cover connected (TPWD). Selective clearing keeps a hunting place worth hunting.
Questions
Land clearing questions: Bandera
Can you clear land while the burn ban is on?
Yes. The brush is stacked to wait for a legal burn, or hauled off. Only the burning waits.
When will the Bandera County burn ban end?
The county decides that. Check the Texas A&M Forest Service burn ban map for the current status.
Do you clear cedar too?
Yes. See cedar clearing in Bandera.
On the job
Photos from our work
Real photos from Highlander Construction jobs. Captions say what each shows. More in recent work.
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Land Clearing
Brush and cedar cleared, the trees worth keeping left standing, and the debris burned when allowed, stacked or hauled off.
The full service AreaAll our work in Bandera
Bandera is one of the two areas named on Highlander Construction's Facebook page. Cedar clearing, stock tanks, ranch roads and pasture work...
The area page Cedar & Brush ClearingCedar clearing on Bandera County ranch land.
Cedar clearing on Bandera County ranch land: Ashe juniper taken out of pasture, cover kept for wildlife, the warbler...
Read the page Stock Tanks & PondsStock tanks dug deep for Bandera County.
Earthen stock tanks and dirt ponds for Bandera County ranches and ranchettes, dug deep enough for the dry years and...
Read the pageLand Clearing in other areas
Guides
Burning brush piles: rules, bans and options.
TCEQ's rules for burning cleared brush, county burn bans, and what to do with the piles during a ban.
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Selective cedar clearing in the Hill Country.
What TPWD and AgriLife say to keep, when to clear, the warbler question and the water claims to ignore.
Read the guideWhat land clearing costs depend on.
The brush, rock, access, debris and paperwork questions that set the price of a clearing job.
Read the guideSources
- News 4 San Antonio, Bandera County issues burn ban (Aug 2026)
- TCEQ, Burning Questions (GI-415)
- Texas A&M AgriLife, On-Site Brush Pile Burning in Texas
- Texas Parks and Wildlife, Comprehensive Wildlife Management Planning Guidelines: Edwards Plateau and Cross Timbers & Prairies
- TCEQ, Rules Protecting the Edwards Aquifer (RG-11)
Free estimates
Land clearing in
Bandera?
Call (830) 328-3684 or send a few details. Estimates are free.