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Sweltering Texas heat this weekend is a danger to outdoor workers

Posted on June 10, 2022 · The U.S. National Weather Service warned of heat indexes Friday as high as 106 degrees across southeast Texas. By Saturday, highs across most of the state will climb higher than 100.

Health & Science

Biden Pledges To Protect Workers From Dangers Of Extreme Heat

Posted on September 21, 2021 · New measures come a month after Columbia Journalism Investigations-NPR revelations on rising worker heat deaths.

Texas

Death toll rises to 51 after dozens of migrants found trapped in tractor trailer in San Antonio

Posted on June 27, 2022 · A federal investigation is underway to learn why dozens of people were left trapped in a tractor trailer in Southwest San Antonio.

Houston Matters

Preparing for more triple-digit heat, and how tax incentives keep costing taxpayers (June 23, 2022)

Posted on June 23, 2022 · On Thursday's show: Local municipalities are taking action to prepare for more intense heat in the coming days. Then we learn why expiring corporate tax incentives will cost Texas taxpayers billions of dollars. Plus: Using architecture to prevent flooding, and Tiffany Derry of The Great American Recipe.

Weather

Hot, hot, Houston: Forecast filled with triple-digit temperatures

Posted on June 22, 2022 · The city’s unseasonably warm June is a result of a high-pressure ridge over the area and La Niña conditions.

Houston Matters

Effects of the heat wave, and the potential slippery slope from the leaked SCOTUS decision (June 20, 2022)

Posted on June 20, 2022 · On Monday's show: The recent heat wave's effect on Texas agriculture, concerns about a potential slippery slope after the leaked decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade, answers to your pet care questions, and an update on sports.

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Weather

Sweltering Texas heat this weekend is a danger to outdoor workers

Health & Science

Biden Pledges To Protect Workers From Dangers Of Extreme Heat

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