Kendall County Judge Darrel Lux issued a disaster declaration to ensure certain fireworks are neither sold nor set off in the county during this July 4 holiday weekend.
While the declaration wasn’t issued until Wednesday afternoon and only applied to unincorporated areas of Kendall County, several local municipalities canceled their holiday fireworks shows shortly after commissioners discussed the matter on Monday.
Despite the rain showers earlier this week, Kendall County remains in persistent and exceptional drought conditions with higher risks of wildfires as deeper levels of soil remain parched. In response to this danger, Lux issued a disaster declaration Wednesday for Kendall County that outlaws the sale or use of certain fireworks – including skyrockets with sticks or missiles with fins – avoiding the need for Gov. Greg Abbott to approve the judge’s disaster declaration.
