At this morning's Travis County Commissioners Court meeting, topics including a potential burn ban, vehicle emissions control and an annual fire inspection program for mobile food vendors were discussed. Here are three takeaways from the commissioners' conversation:

• The burn ban in Travis County was lifted in February. After no action was taken on Tuesday morning the county remains under no burn ban. Judge Sarah Eckhardt said the county is not at a point of needing a burn ban but [the index] does appear to be tipping toward dry. Fire Marshal Tony Callaway said the spring rains have helped keep the ground moist. With the impending Memorial Day holiday, commissioners did express some concern with the use of fireworks if the weather conditions change. Callaway said fireworks can be used during a burn ban in unincorporated areas of the state. The fire marshal's office will continue to monitor weather conditions and work with the fire chiefs in the area to ensure safety for all residents.
• Commissioners approved an emissions enforcement grant application that aims to reduce the use of counterfeit vehicle inspection reports and registration. Local law enforcement has been dealing with falsified vehicle inspection reports. Six percent or 48,000 vehicles inspected in Travis County fail the emissions test every year and are never retested. A task force will be created and is required to provide a 20 percent monetary match of the total grant, which will be met through related fringe benefits paid on the salaries of constables. The total grant is $386,825. The county is responsible for providing $77,365 and the remaining $309,460 will be the awarded grant total.
• Commissioners authorized Fire Marshal Tony Callaway to develop and implement an annual fire inspection program for mobile food vendors. Callaway said the goal is to streamline the application process for both food truck vendors and the employees conducting the inspections by making it easier to access and fill out paperwork in advance and schedule the applicants in 30-minute windows.  They still have some aspects of the program to improve and some decisions to make concerning inspection fees and permits. Callaway said he will update commissioners on the program as the process continues.