NEW : A forest service spokeswoman says Summers are the driest since 1917 . A fire Sunday spurs evacuations and destroys a school in Travis County , near Austin . `` The wildland fire risk potential has reached a critically high level , '' Perry said . Governor asks for help , saying the ' fight ` ` is beyond the capabilities of the state '' Forest authorities have battled 7,807 fires over more than one million acres so far this season .
NEW : A forest service spokeswoman says Summers are the driest since 1917 . A fire Sunday spurs evacuations and destroys a school in Travis County , near Austin . Governor asks for help , saying the ' fight ` ` is beyond the capabilities of the state '' Forest authorities have battled 7,807 fires over more than one million acres so far this season .