Storms in East Texas last weekend came with rains and heavy winds that left many homes damaged. The damage included several knocked down trees and power lines and roofs and porches being blown from houses. An official survey of the damage has not yet been done. The damage has been reported in the following counties: [...]
Last week, volunteers in Smithville tried to contain the fire as it spread rapidly, while doing so, many found out that they had already lost their homes. More than half, 24, of the volunteer firefighters working to save the homes around them actually lost their own homes. The Bastrop County fire has been the most [...]
A recent estimate states that the Texas wildfires have destroyed more than 1,000 homes and burned more than 38,000 acres. The blaze has now been 30 percent contained and caused the evacuation of nearly 5,000 people. Bastrop County, just outside of Austin, has been hit the hardest by the wildfires. There have been two deaths [...]