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By 3:00 pm CST, the fire was reported to have burned 1,074,047 acres (1,678 sq mi; 434,651 ha) with only 3% containment. It had become the largest fire in Texas state history, overtaking the East Amarillo Fort Complex Fire in 2006, which burned 907,245 acres and caused 12 fatalities in various Texas Panhandle cities.
The governor of Texas is the head of government of the U.S. state of Texas. The incumbent, Greg Abbott, is the forty-eighth governor to serve in the office since Texas' statehood in 1845. When compared to those of other states, the governorship of Texas has been described as one of relative weakness.
Feb. 27—AUSTIN — Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday issued a disaster declaration for 60 Texas counties in response to widespread wildfire activity throughout the state. Additional counties may ...
Fatal bear attacks in North America have occurred in a variety of settings. There have been several in wilderness habitats of bears involving workers, hikers, hunters, and campers. Brown bear (including the subspecies grizzly bear ) incidents have occurred in its native range spanning Alaska, Northern Canada, and Western Canada, and portions of ...
With wildfires raging in Texas, will homeowners insurance pay for the damage caused by the blaze? We asked a few insurance companies in Texas.
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A young child has died after his family attempted to cross the Rio Grande near a floating barrier ordered by Texas governor Greg Abbott. The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed the ...
Abbott was sworn in as governor of Texas on January 20, 2015, succeeding Rick Perry. [91] [92] He is the first governor of Texas and the third elected governor of a U.S. state to use a wheelchair, after Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York (1929–1932) and George Wallace of Alabama (1963–1967, 1971–1979; 1983–1987). [93] [94] [95]