wildfires | Dave Thompson Photography

A series of large wildfires are seen heading east approaching Bastrop, Texas, on Sept. 5. Erich Schlegel/AP

Good Question: Texas wildfires: Is Rick Perry being hypocritical asking for federal aid? – CSMonitor.com

dave
September 8, 2011
morons / News / politics / The Stupid - it burns!

That's a damned good question. Why criticize the feds for not giving the firefighters equipment when, 4 months earlier, Perry cut the funding to local firefighters by 75%. I have…

Wildfire spread video from Texas Parks & Wildlife

dave
September 6, 2011
WIldfire

In the winds we had this past weekend... the fire quickly spread. This is from the Bastrop Complex Fire.

Steiner Ranch evacuees return to their homes and assess damage | kvue.com Austin

dave
September 6, 2011
News / WIldfire

After two days of waiting Steiner Ranch residents finally got to return to their neighborhood Tuesday. Two dozen families found nothing left after a fire that investigators say may have…

That's not a storm cloud, that's Bastrop county burning...

Fires break out across Central Texas | kvue.com Austin

dave
September 5, 2011
disaster

Central Texas - areas surrounding the city of Austin on almost all sides, are erupting in flames today and tonight. This was bound to happen. Combine the driest year on…