Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20150328:22:23:00
Bastrop, texas, is a town of 8,000, just 30 miles southeast of austin. bastrop resident works from home on the east side of the city. he lives less than a mile from the forest that borders the town. but on a windy, late summer day, this quiet neighborhood is about to become a death trap. >> texas is now officially suffering its second worst drought ever. >> yeah, it had been months before it's rained. the worst drought we've ever seen. >> on top of the lack of rain, is the heat and today, dallas will be at or above 100 degree for the 39th day in a row. >> thousands of acres of dry trees and gr...