Ector County issues disaster declaration for PBC fire site [Video]

Following the rain events West Texas experienced the week of Sept. 2, it led to flooding at the site that is affecting neighbors air and water quality.

“They should not be going through this,” Ector County Judge Dustin Fawcett said in a press conference when asked about what would he say to nearby residents of the site.

Judge Fawcett said the county has worked with the state including State Representative Brooks Landgraf, the Texas Department of Emergency Management, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, plus the neighbors who are affected by the recent flood and fire.

“After discussion with our state partners including State Representative Landgraf, Texas Department of Emergency Management, and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, as well as with constituents who …