Multiple counties in Central Texas are preparing for an influx of skywatchers who will travel to the viewing path of the total solar eclipse next month.
Authorities in Travis, Bell, and Kerr counties, which are situated along the path of totality, have already issued disaster declarations or states of emergency, which will take effect ahead of the Great North American Eclipse on April 8.
On Friday, March 8, Travis County Judge Andy Brown issued a Declaration of Local Disaster in anticipation of the high number of visitors to the area, which is expected to impact county services, including first responder organizations, hospitals, grocery stores, and cell phone service in the days leading up to and after the rare event....
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