Texas fires kill 4, destroy more than 1,000 homes (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110907/ap_on_re_us/us_texas_wildfires"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110906/capt.039b3fd1bf3e4ef88a3239036bd18ac0-039b3fd1bf3e4ef88a3239036bd18ac0-0.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=02KHrN6Aa4jR1Loydbgq6g--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="This photo provided by Texas Parks and Wildlife shows a fire burning in Bastrop State Park in Bastrop, Texas. More than 1,000 homes have been destroyed in at least 57 wildfires across rain-starved Texas, most of them in one devastating blaze near Austin that is still raging out of control, officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, Chase A. Fountain)" border="0" /></a>AP - One of the most devastating wildfire outbreaks in Texas history left more than 1,000 homes in ruins Tuesday and stretched the state's firefighting ranks to the limit, confronting Gov. Rick Perry with a major disaster at home just as the GOP presidential contest heats up.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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