State fire officials were viewing hours of security video Sunday night as part of a massive investigation into who set a predawn fire at the Texas Governor's Mansion that sent huge plumes of smoke through   more...downtown and left the 152-year-old building with a partially collapsed roof, blackened windows and fire-charred white columns on its porch.

Authorities said that they were interviewing as many as a dozen possible witnesses and that a team of national experts from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives would arrive in Austin today to assist them.

"This is a huge, terrible loss," said State Fire Marshal Paul Maldonado, who is leading the investigation. "We're going to come get the person responsible for causing this damage."

No one was injured in the blaze, which investigators believe was arson.

Maldonado said investigators had collected surveillance video from the mansion grounds and neighboring office and apartment buildings that could give them the most accurate description of who set the fire. He declined to elaborate.

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Re: Letter to editor regarding HALLOWEEN DRESSUP for Governors (like Gregoire).

Dear Editor (of various news media organizations),

Could we work COOPERATIVE TOGETHER and "fix up poor people's teeth"   more...so they can eat TURKEYS for thanksgiving just like other people each year ? If the govenors are agreeable we could make it a YEARLY tradition!

What I had in mind is STARTING AN ONLINE TRADITION EACH YEAR called "perfect storm", "governor dress-up day", to find an entertaining way for governors to WEAR THEIR OWN COSTUME for halloween based upon the publics perception of their own JOB PERFORMANCE.

This video explains the IDEA / CONCEPT in more detail.  less

Japan has better free speech laws than in America! This guys speech would definitely be outlawed over there....Anyway, english subtitles very interesting, maybe you think crazy but its not a joke this   more...is a serious speech.  less

I took this video at the Nebraska governors inaguration ball where I worked as part of the National Guard.