Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has extended a drought disaster declaration to numerous counties in the state.
The counties are deemed to be in exceptional drought due to significantly low rainfall and prolonged dry conditions that continue to increase the threat of wildfire in those areas.
The counties named in the governor’s disaster declaration are: Baylor, Briscoe, Callahan, Castro, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crosby, Dimmit, Foard, Frio, Garza, Hardeman, Haskell, Jones, Knox, Lubbock, Lynn, Nueces, Randall, Runnels, San Patricio, Shackelford, Stonewall, Swisher, Taylor, Throckmorton, Tom Green, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Zavala.
As of Sept. 25, 160 of Texas’ 254 counties had burn bans in place, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
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