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Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Smith County Fire Marshal ‘strongly advising' residents to not burn outdoors
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – Smith County Fire Marshal Chad Hogue is strongly advising residents to not burn anything while outdoors on Friday, citing high winds and low moisture as potential fire dangers. East Texan volunteer fire departments awarded grants to tackle disasters 'Due to multiple fire danger triggers predicted on Friday, March 14, 2025, Smith County Fire Marshal Chad Hogue is strongly advising residents of Smith County to help eliminate ignition sources by not conducting outdoor burning and ensuring that all previous controlled burns are out cold,' Hogue said. 'Smith County will experience very low humidity, low surface fuel moisture, and winds of 15-20 mph with gust up to 35 mph which results in unusual and dangerous fire weather conditions throughout the day on Friday. The most effective way to extinguish a fire is to prevent it.' Hogue's statement comes after several recent fires have popped up all across East Texas including in Smith County, Cherokee County, Rusk County and Gregg County. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
State Rep. Cody Harris proposes bill to make Texas frontrunner for nuclear energy
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – An East Texas State Representative filed a bill on Thursday to position Texas as becoming a 'global leader in advanced nuclear energy'. State Rep. Cody Harris (R-Palestine) filed House Bill 14 with hopes of it strengthening America's position as a top exporter of nuclear technology. 2 killed in Ector County crash including 1 East Texan Harris spoke about the global implications that nuclear technology has on America and how it is imperative that the U.S. must continue to make advancements to avoid being surpassed by rival countries. 'The U.S. must win the nuclear renaissance, we cannot allow Russia or China to dominate the future of nuclear technology,' Harris said. 'By stimulating advanced nuclear reactor deployment in Texas, we will deliver safe, reliable energy to Texans' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
