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Obama Takes Shots At Perry & GOP Debates
WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) - President Barack Obama is swiping at Texas Gov. Rick Perry, criticizing him as “a governor whose state is on fire, denying climate change.” Obama also poked at the audience...
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Fire Burns “The Alamo” Film Set Near Austin
DRIPPING SPRINGS (AP) - An assistant fire chief in Texas says a wildfire has destroyed part of the set for the 2003 film “The Alamo” and charred at least 150 acres near Austin. Lake Travis Assistant...
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Power Company Sued After Massive Texas Wildfire
FORT WORTH (AP) - A utility knew about wildfire dangers amid Texas’ severe drought but failed to remove dead trees and branches near power lines that sparked the most destructive wildfire in state...
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$152 Million In Ag Losses To Texas Wildfires
COLLEGE STATION (AP) – Enough fence to cross Texas from east to west nearly seven times, more than 1,500 head of livestock and swaths of pasture nearly twice the area of Delaware have burned in Texas...
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Another Wildfire Burns In Central Texas
BASTROP (AP) - Firefighters made progress overnight battling a wildfire in the same Central Texas county where a destructive blaze last month destroyed more than 1,500 homes. Texas Forest Service...
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Low Winds Help Crews Contain Central Texas Blaze
BASTROP (AP) - Firefighters continued making progress containing a small fire just a month after the state’s most destructive wildfire hit the same Central Texas county, officials said Wednesday. The...
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Lewisville School Sends Supplies To Bastrop Students
LEWISVILLE (CBSDFW.COM) – It was the most destructive wildfire in Texas history. A raging fire destroyed more than 1,500 homes near Bastrop, just east of Austin. While helping families with the...
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Concert Benefits Central Texas Wildfire Victims
AUSTIN (AP) - A big fire is bringing out some big names. George Strait, Willie Nelson and the Dixie Chicks are among the performers to play Monday night as part of a mega-concert benefit to raise money...
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Texas Wildfire Season Reaches 1-Year Mark
FORT WORTH (AP) - The devastating Texas wildfire season reaches the one-year mark on Tuesday, and there appears to be no end in sight as officials brace for large blazes that could ignite anywhere...
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Texas State Parks Campaigning For More Visitors And Money
AUSTIN (AP) - Texas parks received fewer visitors because of wildfires and drought this year, leading to a $4.6 million deficit, state officials said Tuesday at the launch of a campaign to encourage...
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Drought, Heat & Wildfires Driving Up All Insurance Rates
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - So far, the record drought, heat wave and wildfires across the state have caused an estimated $10 billion in damages and losses are expected to grow. University of north...
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FEMA Wildfires Declaration Now Includes 119 Texas Counties
AUSTIN (AP) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has expanded its wildfires disaster declaration area for Texas to include 119 counties. Governor Rick Perry on Wednesday announced FEMA has...
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Red Cross 2011 Disaster Summary To Be Released
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – On Monday the American Red Cross is set to release its Year-End Disaster Summary Report for 2011 and don’t expect the news to be good. The havoc caused by Mother Nature had...
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Funding Cuts Felt By Texas Volunteer Firefighters
U.S. Forest Service firefighter Erik Rodriguez battles a running wildfire on April 19, 2011 in Strawn, Texas. (credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images) AUSTIN (AP) - The director of the Texas Forest...
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USDA Announces $308 Million In Aid For States
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The nation’s top agriculture official is expected to announce Wednesday more than $300 million in emergency assistance to 33 states and Puerto Rico to help them recover from an...
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Texas Gets $31M HUD Grant For Wildfires Recovery
WASHINGTON (AP) – The federal government has earmarked $31 million for Texas wildfires recovery with most of the money going to devastated Bastrop County. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun...
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Palo Pinto County Church Ready To Rise After Fire
GRAFORD (CBSDFW.COM) - A church in Palo Pinto County is ready to rise after devastation. The flames that scorched much of the North Texas area last year brought down the First Baptist Church of Possum...
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Wildfires & Drought Take Toll On Texas Tourism
AUSTIN (AP) - Texas lawmakers are analyzing the effects of record-setting drought and wildfires on tourism statewide. The state House Culture, Recreation and Tourism Committee will hear testimony...
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$4 Million In Donations After Central Texas Wildfires
BASTROP (AP) - Parts of Central Texas devastated by wildfires last year have benefited from more than $4 million in private donations and the help of volunteers who are rebuilding homes. The Austin...
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Texas Firefighter Charged With Setting Wildfire
ABILENE (AP) - A volunteer firefighter in Texas has been charged with setting a wildfire last year. Taylor Dupree Partain was charged with arson, a second-degree felony, in connection with a May...
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