Drought turning Texas as dry as toast
DALLAS – Off-duty police officers are patrolling streets, looking for people illegally watering their lawns and gardens.DALLAS – Off-duty police officers are patrolling streets, looking for people illegally watering their lawns and gardens.
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[San Antonio's] not just sitting around, though. A total of 30 off-duty officers and other employees are working overtime to patrol the city looking for people illegally watering. Since April, about 1,500 people have been cited and ordered to pay fines ranging from $50 to over $1,000. Residents also are encouraged to rat out water scofflaws on the 24-hour Water Waste Hot Line.
“We don’t go out in a car with sirens blazing or anything like that, but we do take the report and send out a letter saying ‘You’ve been reported for not following water rules,’” said Anne Hayden, spokeswoman for the San Antonio Water System.
They’ll spend time looking for those who are using too much water, but won’t spend one minute on the reason why there are all of a sudden more and more people in Texas needing water? Not water, but ICE, ICE, Baby.
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