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August 14th, 2023
It’s been a dry year even though there was rain fall early on in 2023 including the ice storm. Some areas of Central Texas are in Exceptional Drought conditions. Excessive heat warnings have been issued for several counties...
February 11th, 2014
The House of Representatives today passed the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2431) by a vote of 365 - 21. The bill makes important improvements to the NIDIS drought...
October 20th, 2011
AUSTIN—Lt. Governor David Dewhurst issued select Interim Charges to six Senate Committees and one Subcommittee focusing on the extreme drought conditions and destructive wildfires that have burned across Texas this year."...
September 16th, 2011
The Texas Forest Service reports the Tri-County/Magnolia fire to now be contained at 19,620 acres. The Bastrop fire is reported to be 75% contained at 34,068 acres. Approximately 20 new fires a day have been reported over...
September 12th, 2011
King Street Patriots and Citizen Patriot Response are working together to help fellow Texans who have lost everything to wildfires that, as of this posting, continue to burn across Texas. Here's a full update from CPR.Please...
September 10th, 2011
Today I issued this statement after President Obama issued a major disaster declaration for Bastrop County following the recent devastating wildfires:Last night FEMA announced that much needed relief is on its way for...
September 9th, 2011
The following is a letter by Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst written to President Obama:The Honorable Barack Obama President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20500
September 9th, 2011
“For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them." - Matthew 18:20Austin SkylineOur Texas is facing a surge of wildfires due to the historic drought. The fire in Bastrop that started four days...
September 8th, 2011
The Texas Forest Service reports 172 fires covering over 135,000 acres in the past seven days. The worst of these fires is in the central Texas area of Bastrop county, closely followed by fires near Houston and in...
September 7th, 2011
UPDATES. This post is updated with additional information. More than 1,000 homes have burned near Bastrop in one of the most destructive and largest fires in Texas history...
October 29th, 2014
It looks like farmers this spring won’t be penalized for the crippling drought we’ve had in West Texas these past few years. After repeatedly claiming they could not follow the Farm Bill’s strict implementation schedule,...
January 6th, 2012
Let us have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it. Abraham LincolnThe Iowa caucuses have come and gone and are now part of the political history we will...
October 1st, 2011
Devastating wildfires across Texas in recent weeks have been the most visible evidence of a year-long drought that Texas officials have declared to be the worst on record. Behind the highly visible carnage caused by the...
September 12th, 2011
Texas currently has 166,475 acres on fire. Twenty-four new fires were reported on Sunday, 9-11-11. The two largest wildfires are the Bastrop and Magnolia/ Tri-County fires. Both are currently burning and authorities expect...
September 10th, 2011
Today, on behalf of Citizen Patriot Response and with the help of King Street Patriots and TexasGOPVote, I addressed tea party, 9-12 and other liberty minded groups and organizations to provide and disseminate an advisory...
September 9th, 2011
Citizen Patriot Response Director Brandon Darby will be speaking on the Texas Wildfire Disaster and giving an urgent Call to Action at 1pm, Saturday, 9-10-2011, at the offices of the King Street Patriots in...
September 9th, 2011
The Texas Forest Service is reporting that a total of 1,626 homes have been destroyed by wildfires across Texas in the past seven days. 1,386 of these destroyed homes were from the Bastrop fire. The other 240 destroyed homes...
September 8th, 2011
AUSTIN—Today, Lt. Governor David Dewhurst issued the following statement after requesting a federal Major Disaster Declaration for the State of Texas:
September 8th, 2011
Update: Go to Bottom of Article to See How You can Help Wildfire Victims and FireFightersIn an effort to save the forests, our actions might actually be destroying the forests. In the same way, the U.S. Government’s...
September 5th, 2011
Office of Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst —Wildfires pose a threat throughout Texas. Whether you live near open grassland or in a suburban area, fire can threaten your home and your safety. An estimated 90 percent of all Texas...
