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w8liftinglady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-11 12:30 PM
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update : Nearly 1,400 homes destroyed by Central Texas wildfire
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20110908-nearly-1400-homes-destroyed-by-central-texas-wildfire.ece

BASTROP — Hundreds more homes have been razed by a deadly wildfire burning for days in Central Texas, the most destructive blaze of dozens raging across the parched state, but cooler weather Thursday had officials again hoping firefighters could make further progress.

Nearly 1,400 homes have been destroyed in Bastrop County, about 25 miles east of Austin, up from around 800 the day before, according to the Texas Forest Service. The fire, which forced about 5,000 residents from their homes, remains about 30 percent contained.

“The fire didn't really move last night,” Rudy Evenson, an information officer for an interagency team brought in by the forest service, said Thursday morning. “There's still a lot to do.”
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and-justice-for-all Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-11 12:35 PM
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1. Texas should thank their debutant Governor...nt
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-11 12:44 PM
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3. That's certainly helpful.
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w8liftinglady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-11 12:40 PM
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2. you realize, of course, that Bastrop County has a great Dem presence
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