[Jane Long]

Many cities & towns in Texas have prohibition of possession of fireworks...$2,000.00 fine.

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For what reason?

I thought MOST counties in TX allowed fireworks.

[Deaf Smith]

Cities & towns.

Rural areas outside city limits diffent.

Texas legislature, back in the 80's allowed municipal to extend their limits to extreme distances.

People who once where in unincorporated rural areas found themselves under city ordinances and taxes with out their approval.

Such also restricted their ability to fire range practice and hunt their property.

[Deaf Smith]

The ban/prohibition of possession of fireworks began in the mid 70's due home fires of houses with cedar shake shingles that were common from the mid sixties to the later 70's when they were not allowed by code for new homes or replacement roofs.

At first, they outlawed bottle rockets and then went to full ban of possession of any firework.

[Mrs.Z]

Texas is not just hot in the summer, we are dry.

Grass fires can take hundreds if not thousands of acres.

So, no trash fires, campfires, fireworks.