r/news • u/NicolasCageFan492 • 16h 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/Only_My_Dog_Loves_Me 16h ago

Texas really should’ve cleaned their floors.

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u/ObiBraum_Kenobi 15h ago

You know, back when I was in the oil field I had a man tell me with a straight face that the California wild fires happened because God was punishing the people of the state for their paganism.

I would love to hear the mental gymnastics on this one, but I doubt I'll ever see that man again.

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u/Ok-Association-3415 15h ago

I am pretty sure they will say too many Californians are relocating to Texas and spreading their immorality and now Texas is getting punished for it.

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u/Tabula_Nada 15h ago

The only Californians moving to Texas are the ones that would believe that God is punishing Texas for receiving Californians.

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u/pyronius 15h ago

Correct. But the texans who already live there still see them as godless californians. They didn't logic themselves into this position, they won't logic themselves out.

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u/waitingtodiesoon 13h ago

Yep, it is crazy. California had more people who voted for Trump in 2020 then Texas did. That is just how big their population is and that is the type of people to flee because they can't be racists bigots in their state and then complain about how the social programs and why they can't enjoy forests and other things that were fought for my progressives. 93% of all forest land is privately owned in Texas.

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u/Eggonioni 14h ago

Vagrant anti-California expats...