Powerball\u2019s $1.7B jackpot could make Christmas Eve unforgettable for a lucky winner<\/a><\/p>\nTexas law allows fireworks sales during specific periods throughout the year, including the current window from Dec. 20 through Jan. 1. During that time, counties may choose whether to permit fireworks sales and use in unincorporated areas.<\/p>\n
To operate a fireworks stand, vendors must obtain a permit.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are nine periods during the year that counties can allow fireworks,\u201d said Mistie Hinote with the Texas Department of Insurance. \u201cFor someone to sell fireworks, the stand operators need a permit from the State Fire Marshal\u2019s Office.\u201d<\/p>\n
Along Highway 286 South, local comedians Chris Longoria and Raulfie Vaughnn are trying their hand at a new role this holiday season, fireworks operators.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis one is a fun one,\u201d Longoria said.<\/p>\n
Longoria said running the stand has been a nostalgic experience, especially seeing families shop together.<\/p>\n
\u201cSeeing the kids being all excited, \u2018Can we do that one?\u2019, and just seeing the camaraderie between the parents and the kids reminded me of when I was a kid growing up,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, Nueces County Judge Connie Scott and county commissioners voted to lift the county\u2019s burn ban, allowing fireworks use in unincorporated areas. Scott said the decision was based on improved conditions following recent moisture.<\/p>\n
“We just thought we might give some people out in the rural areas a little bit of a break with the burn ban. We know there’s been heavy dense fog, moisture. You know some of our grasses are turning a little bit green, so we just wanted to give everybody, it’s been so long we’ve been in drought, we thought we would give everybody just a short window,” Judge Scott said.<\/p>\n
Even with the county burn ban lifted, fire officials are urging residents to remain cautious.<\/p>\n
\u201cTake a fire extinguisher with you,\u201d said Chief Tony Perez, Assistant Chief with the Corpus Christi Fire Department.<\/p>\n
Perez emphasized keeping fireworks away from children and avoiding unsafe practices.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou never want to have your children lighting fireworks, and you don\u2019t want to light multiple fireworks at one time,\u201d Perez said. \u201cWe also ask that you pick up your trash afterward. A lot of the remnants are flammable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Longoria and Vaughnn echoed the safety message while encouraging families to enjoy the season responsibly.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ll usually send back videos of the fireworks they do, which is always fun because you can hear the kids\u2019 reactions in the background,\u201d Vaughnn said.<\/p>\n
At the end of the day, it’s all about having fun safely.<\/p>\n
“So we’ve already gotten tagged in a couple of videos and that’s been really cool,” Longoria said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Texas Fire Marshal\u2019s Office told 3NEWS there is no specific guidance on safely transporting fireworks, noting that fireworks are not legal to use or possess within the Corpus Christi city limits or within one mile of city boundaries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Texas law allows fireworks sales during specific periods throughout the year, including the current window from Dec. 20…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":101386,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[155,157,156],"class_list":{"0":"post-101385","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-corpus-christi","8":"tag-corpus-christi","9":"tag-corpus-christi-headlines","10":"tag-corpus-christi-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101385\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}