Public notice is hereby given that the Commissioners’ Court of Victoria County, Texas, will hold a public hearing on October 31, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. in the Commissioners’ Courtroom on the second floor of the County Courthouse, 115 N. Bridge, Rm 241, Victoria County, Texas, to receive public comment on the approval/reauthorization of Guidelines and Criteria for Tax Abatement Agreements entered into by Victoria County, Texas.
Notice of Public Hearing - Criteria and Guidelines
Effective August 25th @ 2:30 pm
Victoria County Judge Ben Zeller, at the recommendation of County Fire Marshal Richard Castillo, has lifted the burn ban.
As a reminder, if anyone wants to conduct a controlled burn, please notify the Victoria County Fire Marshal's Office at 361-579-9103 during office hours or the non-emergency dispatch number at 361-573-3221 during after hours.
The Victoria County Commissioners Court has issued a county-wide burn ban for unincorporated areas of Victoria County.
Household trash is best burned in a barrel allowed with a screen on top consisting of holes no larger than 5/8" inch. Area around barrel should be cleared down to the soil or gravel.
All burning should be supervised; and you should have readily available means to control the fire.
Please contact Victoria County Fire Marshal's Office at (361) 579-9103 if you have any questions regarding burning in the unincorporated areas of Victoria County, Texas.
With rain having steadily fallen throughout Victoria County over the last two days, our local drought index has dropped by approximately 200 points. Effective this morning, County Judge Ben Zeller has lifted both Victoria County’s burn ban and the county’s disaster declaration which previously prohibited the sale and use of fireworks in the unincorporated parts of the county.
Order Lifting Burn Ban 06292022
Order Suspending Disaster Declaration 06292022
Acting on the authority given to counties under the Texas Constitution, Victoria County Judge Ben Zeller issued a Declaration of Local Disaster for Victoria County in the face of increasingly severe drought and fire conditions, and extended forecasts from the National Weather Service that give little chance of rain over coming weeks.
This Declaration of Local Disaster will prohibit firework sales within Victoria County, which by state law could not have begun until this coming Friday. This Declaration also bans the use of fireworks in areas of the county that are outside Victoria city limits.
Victoria County Disaster Declaration June 21 2022
2022JulyFireworksDisasterDeclarationRelease
Governors approval of firework prohibition June 22, 2022
Resolution Continuing the Disaster Declaration June 27, 2022
CURRENTLY UNDER A BURN BAN
Household trash burning in a barrel allowed as long as there's a screen on top consisting of holes no larger than 5/8" inch. Area around barrel should be cleared down to the soil or gravel.
Burning must be supervised; have readily available means to control the fire.
Please contact Victoria County Fire Marshal's Office at
(361) 579-9103 if you have any questions regarding burn ban.
H20 Partners, Inc. has been contracted to update the Victoria Hazard Mitigation Action Plan. Public input will help the project team to analyze potential natural hazards affecting residents and recommend possible actions to reduce their impact. A public participation survey is available at:
https://h2o.surveysparrow.com/s/victoria-county-hazard-mitigation-plan-update/tt-10abc4