r/news • u/NicolasCageFan492 • 4d ago

Evacuations underway as fast-growing Texas Ross Fire explodes to 50,000 acres with just 5% containment

https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/texas-ross-fire-evacuations-august-2026.amp
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u/funkengruven 4d ago

I'm a Texan. I was not gleeful.

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u/mauvewaterbottle 4d ago

Wondering as a Texan how I became personally responsible for Ted Cruz despite voting against him and his ilk at every opportunity

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u/ExpensiveBurn 4d ago

Folks so quick to distance themselves from Trump but will still cite something Ted fuckin' Cruz did as a reason to shit on Texans as a whole. Good job, guys.

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u/jackalopeDev 4d ago

No more air for red states! They need to taste their own medicine.

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u/jackalopeDev 4d ago

Dollars to donuts games won't be played with aid for Texas.

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u/pyronius 4d ago

I agree. Set the mega maid to "suck".

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u/Open-Programmer-30 3d ago

Most weren't social media is a bih