So does the AmeriKan media:
"Wildfire destroys nearly 500 homes in Texas" September 06, 2011|Will Weissert and Michael Graczyk, Associated Press
A roaring wildfire raced through rain-starved farm and ranchland in Central Texas on Monday, destroying nearly 500 homes during a rapid advance that was fanned in part by howling winds from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee....
The new outbreak led Gov. Rick Perry to return home to Texas, cutting short a visit to South Carolina where he was campaigning for the Republican nomination for president. He also canceled a trip to California....
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"Firefighters gain ground on Texas blazes as winds diminish" September 08, 2011|Associated Press
BASTROP, Texas - Firefighters gained ground yesterday against one of the most destructive wildfires in Texas history as the number of destroyed homes reached almost 800, and an elite search team set out to find any victims in the smoking ruins.
Governor Rick Perry, meanwhile, resumed his presidential campaign after rushing home over the weekend to deal with the crisis. He traveled to California to meet his Republican rivals in his first nationally televised debate last night....
You see what is more important to him.
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"Texas crews making gains against large wildfire"September 09, 2011|Associated Press
BASTROP, Texas - Firefighting crews are making progress against a massive Central Texas wildfire and have its biggest flames surrounded, officials said yesterday.
Smoldering hotspots remain across some 45 square miles blackened by the destructive Bastrop County blaze. But a spokesman for the Texas Forest Service says crews have been able to tame many of the big flames....
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Related: Firefighters hold ground in Texas
I was told they were making progress, sigh.
Texas fire destroys 1554 homes, 17 people missing
Texas sets hottest June-August record
I'll bet the global-warming push will gets lots of press -- unless we have another record-setting winter again.
