Gov. Rick Perry took time off the presidential campaign trail to fly back to Texas and oversee the severe wildfires charring Central Texas. In Bastrop County, outside of Austin, fires have burned more than 34,000 acres, obliterated about 550 homes and killed at least four. The fires have taxed resources to capacity, and the state has filed for federal assistance several times since Perry’s declaration of a state disaster in April. Federal dollars are now coming in the way of seven grants and visits by FEMA to affected areas. Additional firefighters are also on the way after the Texas Forest Service requested help from outside agencies. Help is also expected from other areas of the state and from other states.