East Austin residents want more police coverage after intense firework displays

AUSTIN (KXAN) — People who live in an east Austin neighborhood say they’re not getting the same police service as the rest of the city, and worry it could lead to disaster this Independence Day.
Neighbors in the Berdoll Farms area, just southeast of the airport, say intense illegal firework activity that crops up during various celebrations spark fears of house fires.
The city annexed that piece of land at the end of 2006, and Henry Floyd said for the last several years, he’s n