State of emergency declared in Texas as wildfires rage

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued an emergency order in 11 counties as rapidly growing large wildfires have burned more than 60,000 acres statewide and forced evacuations in some places.

Approximately 500 people have been evacuated and 50 homes destroyed in central Texas after the massive Eastland Complex...

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