Texas wildfire victims wondering where Perry is
Texas wildfire victims wondering where Perry is
09 September 2011
published by www.sfexaminer.com
USA — Residents affected by a devastating Central Texas wildfire are growing impatient with state officials and questioning why Gov. Rick Perry hasn’t spent more time there.
Some residents yelled at Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst when he visited the command center in Bastrop County Friday, asking where Perry is and why they haven’t had any housing help.
Wildfires have destroyed nearly 1,400 homes about 25 miles from Austin.
Perry, running for the Republican nomination for president, interrupted his campaign and returned to Texas for two days before heading to California for a debate Wednesday. He is now fundraising in California.
Perry’s office said “everything that needs to be done to respond to these fires is being done.”
Dewhurst said the White House hasn’t yet replied to a request for federal aid.
