Firefighters from 34 states battle Texas blazes

Western wildfires eat up TexasSTORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Texas burning "from border to border," forest service spokeswoman saysNEW: A cold front is expected to bring rain and lower the fire threat WednesdayNEW: The threat is likely to return Thursday for parts of west TexasMore than 170 homes have been destroyed by firesRead more about this story from CNN affiliates WFAA and KTVT.

Dallas (CNN) -- Texas firefighters on Wednesday continued to battle blazes that have scorched a million acres and have been burning for more than a week, according to the Texas Fire Service.

"We're actually seeing Texas burn from border to border. We've got it in West Texas, in East Texas, in North Texas in South Texas - It's all over the state," Texas Forest Service spokeswoman April Saginor told CNN Radio. "We've got one in the Dallas area that's four fires that have actually merged together."

Saginor said firefighters from 34 states are now in Texas battling blazes that, over the past two weeks, have destroyed 170 homes and scorched 1 million acres.

"Some (fires) are over 100,000 acres, and they've been burning for over a week, so that's our priority right now," Saginor said, "to put out the big ones.

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Much of Texas, however is expected to get a break Wednesday from the dry weather and high winds blamed for the spreading wildfires, according to the National Weather Service. However, the fire danger is likely to return Thursday for various parts of the state, the weather service said.

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