Boil-water order lifted; other relief arrives Friday after outages, frigid temperatures and closures

A bull stands in an iced-over field near Briggs.
A bull stands in an iced-over field near Briggs.

Lampasans no longer need to boil water before using it, as the city rescinded the boil notice Feb. 20. That day, the city announced that laboratory testing results indicated people no longer need to boil water before using it.

The original boil-water notice was issued during last week's ice storm.

The strongest cold spell in decades slammed Central Texas and brought about consecutive days of sub-fre…