Homes burn in Texas grassfire

A grassfire in bone-dry central Texas was 50% contained early Tuesday after consuming 15 homes, the state forest service said. The 30-acre blaze, dubbed the Horseshoe Fire, forced families to flee nearly 190 residences in Leander, Texas, as air tankers, a helicopter and a fire team with bulldozers and trucks battled the drought-fueled blaze. The fire was first reported Monday afternoon. Most of the evacuation orders was lifted that evening, said Lexi Mawell of the forest service.