Governor Rick Perry, who at one point in 2009, said Texas had the right, and increasingly a good cause, to secede from the United States, has made a request for federal assistance to help Texas fight increasingly destructive wildfires.
Perry said: "I urge President Obama to approve our request quickly so Texans can continue receiving the resources and support they need as wildfires reman an ongoing threat."
Perry's request comes after several Emergency Disaster Proclamations, which the Texas governor began in December of last year, to deal with the severe threat of Texas wildfires. According to FEMA, Texas leads the list of states asking for federal aid to assist with declared disasters.
On Sunday, reportedly a campfire started by a homeless man in the Oak Hill area of Austin, resulted in the destruction and damaging of nearly 20 homes.
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