For Mario Treviño, the fire brought painful echoes of Hurricane Harvey. After evacuating with his dogs, he returned to find his home gone. "Now we have nothing," Treviño told KRIS 6.

State Hwy 35 remains closed Thursday morning between 16th Street and US 188, and traffic is still being diverted.

A large brush fire in South Texas has burned 157 acres, destroying homes and trailers, with 50% containment reported.