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Austin and Travis County issue disaster declaration

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson Declares Disaster in Anticipation of Wildfire Threat Amidst Dry Spell

Austin's Mayor issues a disaster declaration in anticipation of potential wildfires, citing a prolonged dry spell and high-risk conditions.

Austin and Travis County issue disaster declaration as dry conditions increase wildfire risks

Signing the declarations is preemptive and allows the city and county to put resources into place to respond quickly should a fire start.

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Austin-area leaders sign disaster declarations to prepare for wildfires amid dry conditions

Austin and Travis County officials announced they are preemptively issuing disaster declarations to prepare for area wildfires, saying the current dry and windy conditions pose a high risk. The disaster declarations that Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and Travis County Judge Andy Brown are issuing will make it easier to access resources in case they are needed due to a wildfire,

City, county leaders sign disaster declarations over wildfire risks

City of Austin and Travis County leaders plan to talk Thursday about signing disaster declarations over the risk of wildfires in Central Texas.

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Austin mayoral election 2024: A look at Kirk Watson and Carmen Llanes Pulido

FOX 7 Austin News sat down with all the prospects, and split their messages to voters into two parts so we could dive into ...

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Detroit Red Wings 'haven't given up on' Ville Husso after waivers; Austin Watson called up

The Detroit Red Wings brought Austin Watson to New York to have him available once they were free to assign Ville Husso to ...

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How are Austin leaders, Mayor Kirk Watson working to link Project Connect's light rail system to the airport?

Mayor Kirk Watson said he, alongside Austin Transit Partnership and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport leadership, are ...

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Austin mayoral election 2024: A look at 3 of the candidates

Five people are vying to be Austin City Mayor. In a two-part series, FOX 7 Austin will be profiling all five candidates and ...

We fact-checked Austin mayoral candidates’ answers to questions about housing

Last month, the candidates met for a debate hosted by the UT Austin LBJ School of Public Affairs and KLRU, Austin’s PBS ...

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4 key takeaways from the Austin mayoral debate

The race for Austin’s next mayor is in the final stretches, and all five candidates joined KXAN News to discuss their stances ...

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What time is the Austin mayoral debate tonight? How to watch Thursday

The “Race for Austin Mayor” debate will air live at 4 p.m. local time and will be hosted by KXAN. According to KXAN, ...

Austin mayor makes bet over Georgia-Texas football game

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson made a charitable bet with Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz ahead of Saturday's SEC showdown ...

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How Austin’s mayor, transportation leaders are working to connect light rail to airport

Austin transportation leadership is working with the federal government to identify possible financing options to connect the ...

Kirk Watson fundraises nearly $1M in Austin mayoral race, other candidates trail significantly

candidates for Austin mayor have submitted their 30-day campaign finance report showing how much money they’ve been able to ...

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