by Ann Howard | May 31, 2022 | Uncategorized, Wildfire
Travis County scores high for wildfire threat no matter how you measure. Grasses in the east and trees in west, plus freeze-dried vegetation and too little rain make springtime 100 degree heat alarming. So, I am sounding the alarm – each one of us needs to take action...
by Ann Howard | Apr 18, 2021 | Wildfire
Join Commissioner Ann in strengthening our community readiness for wildfire! Wildfire Community Preparedness Day falls on the first Saturday of May. Experts note that the catastrophic 2011 wildfires across Texas followed an unusually deep winter freeze, so in the...
by Ann Howard | Jan 17, 2021 | Covid relief, Issues facing Travis County, Lakeway, Rough Hollow, Transportation, Water quality, Wildfire
My first two weeks in office were marked by the insurrection at the US Capitol, a record number of positive cases and hospitalizations, demand exceeding access to COVID-19 vaccinations and a beautiful blanket of snow here in Central Texas. The pictures I saw streaming...
