El Paso County bans sale of aerial fireworks for July 4th holiday
KVIA
A fireworks vendor operates a sales stand in El Paso.
EL PASO, Texas -- El Paso County Commissioners unanimously voted Thursday to ban the sale of aerial fireworks with sticks and missiles with fins, also known “sticks and fins," for the July 4 holiday period as drought conditions continue throughout the county.
During a meeting of Commissioners Court, commissioners were given three options provided to them by the governmental affairs manager: Continue all firework sales, ban "sticks and fins," or have the county judge ban the sale of all fireworks for 60 hours and issue an local disaster declaration.