Overnight homes in the path of the 2,000-acre Pauline Fire in San Jacinto County and Montgomery County were evacuated and shelters were opened for victims.

The Montgomery County fire marshal told ABC13 that investigators from the Texas A&M Forest Service traced the fire's origin back to a prescribed burn on private property in San Jacinto County.

SAN JACINTO COUNTY, Texas — UPDATE ... "We expect to be battling this blaze well into the night," said Montgomery County Fire Marshal Jimmy Millsaps. "However, increasing humidity may help ...

Montgomery County Fire Marshals Office crews observed no fire ... The fire burned more than 2,300 acres in the area, according to Texas A&M Forest Service fire maps. At least one home has been ...

SAN JACINTO COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- The Pauline Road Fire in San Jacinto and Montgomery counties is now ... I visited with my fire marshal this morning about that, and they said well, they check ...

"As county judge of Montgomery County, Texas, I have determined that extraordinary ... of 2:30 p.m., according to the Montgomery County Fire Marshal's office. Currently, the county is asking ...

Southeast Texas ... County Judge Mark Keough said in a Facebook post early Thursday evening that the change applies to residents in both Montgomery and San Jacinto counties. The Pauline Road fire ...