Residents Should Put Any Remaining Brush Out As Soon As Possible
(Travis County, TX) – Beginning Monday, April 17, 2023, the Travis County Transportation and Natural Resources (TNR) Department will start the second and final round of ice storm debris pickup from publicly accessible streets in the unincorporated areas of Travis County.
TNR and its contractors have been working since February to pick up storm debris from the unincorporated areas. As of Thursday, March 30, 2023, the County picked up 4,708 loads of debris, which amount to 239,432 cubic yards.
The second and final round of pickup will begin on Monday, April 17, 2023, after the first round is complete. To prepare for the second and final pass, residents in all parts of Unincorporated Travis County are asked to place any remaining ice storm debris out by their curb no later than Sunday, April 16, 2023. The brush piles should not be placed under low power lines or low-hanging tree branches and should not be blocked by cars, trash cans, or other objects. TNR and its contractors will not be able to return to any street for a third round of pickup.
Travis County will only pick up tree limbs and branches from the storm, not other materials like trash. The County will not enter someone’s private property to collect debris and will not pick up from state-maintained roads.
Travis County’s storm debris pickup is for residents of the County’s unincorporated areas. Residents in various city jurisdictions as indicated by shaded areas on TNR’s jurisdiction map should contact their city to inquire about debris pickup.
Other storm recovery information, including information about privately-run debris drop-off locations that may charge a fee, is available on the Travis County Office of Emergency Management’s winter storm recovery page. Residents can access the page easily by visiting https://oem.traviscountytx.gov/ and clicking on the red banner that says “Winter Storm Mara Recovery 2023.”
