With no relief from heat and drought in sight, Comal County commissioners Thursday extended an Aug. 11 disaster declaration requiring contractors to obtain permits for outdoor “hot work” that could spark wildfires. Jeff Kelley, the county’s emergency management coordinator, said the measure
Comal County Fire Marshal Kory Klabunde said today’s Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) is 710 and rising. “We have continued to go up between four to five points a day,” he said. KBDI is used to determine forest-fire potential, and an index of
The Texas Water Company (TWC) says it may have to crack down on customers in the Canyon Lake/New Braunfels area who are ignoring Stage 3 drought restrictions implemented Tuesday. In a statement Friday the utility said it continues to see high water