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Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 11 counties three weeks after wildfires began in parts of central Texas and a sheriff’s deputy was killed on Thursday.
“Wildfires that began on February 23, 2022, pose an imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property in Brooks, Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, Grayson, Mason, Potter, Randall, Reynolds, and Williamson counties,” the governor’s March 18 disaster declaration states.
The National Weather Service reports that western and central Texas remain under an elevated fire risk due to high winds, low humidity, and drought conditions…
