https://hotair.com/texas-fires/2011/05/10/video-texas-on-fire-but-no-emergency-declaration/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 01:00:05 -0400<![CDATA[Over two million acres have been burned in Texas in wildfires that stretch from &#8220;border to border.&#8221; Two firefighters have already died. The effort to get the fires under control threatens to overwhelm the state, but the Obama administration has thus far refused to declare Texas a federal disaster, a declaration that would allow more resources to flow into the state to fight the fires. How urgent is this for Texans? Rep. Francisco Canseco (R-TX) put together a video demanding action, and Governor Rick Perry tweeted it out last night with this message to his followers : &#8220;Welcome Obama to Texas. Up the pressure on denied disaster relief.&#8221;]]>Tue, 10 May 2011 08:48:13 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2011/05/10/video-texas-on-fire-but-no-emergency-declaration-n178093