AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Friday issued a state disaster declaration for more than 70 counties that are experiencing “extraordinary drought conditions.”
According to Abbott the drought conditions pose an imminent threat to public health, property and the economy. The declaration authorizes the use of all available state government resources to address the situation.
“I want to assure the citizens of Teas that we will do all we can to respond to this threat and ensure their safety and the protection of their property,” Abbott wrote in a statement. “I encourage those in these counties to heed the warnings of local officials and do all they can to stay out of harm’s way. Texas is no stranger to wildfires, and will be prepared to respond as needed.”
The counties included in the declaration are as follows:
- Armstrong
- Andrews
- Archer
- Bastrop
- Baylor
- Bell
- Bosque
- Briscoe
- Burnet
- Carson
- Castro
- Childress
- Cochran
- Collingsworth
- Coryell
- Cottle
- Crosby
- Dallam
- Deaf Smith
- Dickens
- Donley
- Erath
- Falls
- Floyd
- Foard
- Gaines
- Garza
- Gray
- Hall
- Hamilton
- Hansford
- Hardeman
- Hartley
- Haskell
- Hemphill
- Hill
- Hutchinson
- Johnson
- Kent
- King
- Knox
- Lee
- Limestone
- Lipscomb
- Loving
- Lubbock
- Lynn
- McLennan
- Milam
- Moore
- Motley
- Ochiltree
- Oldham
- Parmer
- Potter
- Randall
- Roberts
- Robertson
- Shackelford
- Sherman
- Somervell
- Stephens
- Stonewall
- Swisher
- Throckmorton
- Travis
- Wheeler
- Wilbarger
- Williamson
- Winkler
- Yoakum
- Young.