It's been going on for days...
Wildfire destroys nearly 500 homes in Texas
Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011 | 7:03 p.m.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/sep/04/us-texas-wildfires/
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Texas wild fire 9/04/2011 4pm
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-668394
CNN producer note
robwaltz shot this video yesterday of a wildfire currently raging near Columbus, Texas. 'There was heavy smoke and high winds with lots of fine ash in the air that was getting in my eyes while shooting these videos,' he said. 'The fire has destroyed nearly 1,600 acres in Colorado County in Columbus, Texas. At least two or more homes have been destroyed as of 4pm last night.'
- jmsaba, CNN iReport producer
iReport — Fire in Katy Texas wild fire 9/04/2011 This was the second wild fire along I-10 today .
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. Virginia Esquivel, right, is comforted by her neighbor, Yolanda Rodriguez, after Esquivel's home in Cedar Park, Texas, burned on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011. Two homes on the street were destroyed by the fire. MAGS OUT; ; TV OUT; INTERNET OUT; AP MEMBERS ONLY Photo: Austin American-Statesman, Jay Janner / AP .
Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Wind-driven-fires-kill-woman-child-in-East-Texas-2155659.php#ixzz1X8eIBJbL
Fires break out across Central Texas
KVUE ^ | September 4, 2011 | KVUE
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2773705/posts
Winds fuel flare-ups in Palo Pinto County, across state 
Charred grass, brush and structures come up the edge of the lake in this aerial photograph. Photographed near Possum Kingdom Lake, Palo Pinto County, Tex. on Thursday, September 01, 2011.
Wildfire sweeps acres in Texas 
A helicopter drops water on a fire near the entrance to The Cliffs on the south east side Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas, Aug. 30, 2011
More than 7,500 acres of land in the northern region of Texas has so far burnt, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
. http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/09/04/3337151/winds-fuel-flare-ups-in-palo-pinto.html