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Posted: June 23, 2008 09:53 PM
Updated: June 23, 2008 11:23 PM
AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) -- If you're looking to celebrate the Fourth of July with a bang, you can't run out and buy fireworks just yet.
You won't be able to get your hands on any fireworks until just days before the Fourth.
These sizzling days we have had over the past month are wreaking havoc on Fourth of July fireworks' sales.
Drought conditions across the state are delaying sales.
The Texas Pyrotechnic Association, the Texas Forest Service, along with emergency and fire officials, are voluntarily taking action by delaying sales one week.
It's a proactive way to limit the potential fire threat during this dry, hot season.
This will hit heavy in the pockets of those who sell fireworks, with 70 percent of the sales season eliminated.
The groups, however, said safety is a major concern.
So, you won't be able to buy firecrackers until July 1 in Bastrop, Hays, Travis and Williamson counties.
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