Dripping Springs officials declared a local disaster for the the April 8 total solar eclipse during a City Council meeting March 19.
The overview
The city's tourism could potentially quadruple the days leading up to April 8 as visitors flock to the Hill Country to view the rare celestial event. A region is in an eclipse’s path of totality only about every 200 years—meaning the moon will fully cover the sun for up to three minutes, darkening the sky and causing a slight temperature drop—and the Dripping Springs community has been planning for the opportunity to host the event for over a year.
“We’re not gonna have too many, but we are going to have a lot of people and need to be prepared,” Mayor Bill Foulds said March 19.
