Texas Fires Rage on, Evacuations Mount

Hundreds of residents of Bastrop County, Texas, were evacuated Monday—the second time in as many days. One evacuee is heading to a relative’s place in Austin to escape the fire threat.
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/123277673_Texas_Fires.jpg" alt="WILDFIRES: Firefighters stage along Highway 16 while fighting a wildfire on Sept. 1 in Graford, Texas. The Texas Forest Service (TFS) have responded to 63 new fires that have burned approximately 32,936 acres. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)" title="WILDFIRES: Firefighters stage along Highway 16 while fighting a wildfire on Sept. 1 in Graford, Texas. The Texas Forest Service (TFS) have responded to 63 new fires that have burned approximately 32,936 acres. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-1798247"/></a>
WILDFIRES: Firefighters stage along Highway 16 while fighting a wildfire on Sept. 1 in Graford, Texas. The Texas Forest Service (TFS) have responded to 63 new fires that have burned approximately 32,936 acres. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
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