Disaster declarations for 17 Texas counties
1/7/2020 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Society & Public Health
AFFECTED AREAS:
Bandera County, TX
Bell County, TX
Blanco County, TX
Burnet County, TX
Karnes County, TX
Kendall County, TX
Kinney County, TX
Llano County, TX
Maverick County, TX
McCulloch County, TX
Medina County, TX
Real County, TX
Uvalde County, TX
Val Verde County, TX
Williamson County, TX
Zapata County, TX
Zavala County, TX
Start Date: 1/6/2020
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 17 counties dealing with “a threat of imminent disaster” due to “exceptional drought conditions.” The 17 counties were Bandera, Bell, Blanco, Burnet, Karnes, Kendall, Kinney, Llano, Maverick, McCulloch, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Williamson, Zapata, and Zavala counties. The declaration authorized the use of all available state and local resources reasonably necessary to deal with the disaster.
KWTX-TV 10 News Waco (Texas), Jan. 6, 2020
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