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How Texas is Getting through an Extreme Summer
State South Texas Community News 9/1/23 State South Texas Community News 9/1/23

How Texas is Getting through an Extreme Summer

Record-high power demand and faltering electricity sources have tested the grid in the past month, forcing the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to dig deep into its toolbox to keep power flowing.

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Texas Asked residents to Conserve Power for Four Consecutive Days
Forecast South Texas Community News 8/29/23 Forecast South Texas Community News 8/29/23

Texas Asked residents to Conserve Power for Four Consecutive Days

The state's grid operator asked Texans to conserve electricity for the fourth consecutive day Sunday as intense heat threatened to cause a power-supply emergency.

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Texans Asked to Conserve Energy
Forecast South Texas Community News 8/25/23 Forecast South Texas Community News 8/25/23

Texans Asked to Conserve Energy

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas expected conditions on the power grid to be tight between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Friday.

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State Grid Operator Asks Texans to Reduce Energy
State South Texas Community News 8/17/23 State South Texas Community News 8/17/23

State Grid Operator Asks Texans to Reduce Energy

This is the second voluntary conservation notice issued this summer by ERCOT, which hopes to lower electricity use and avoid tight grid conditions amid an ongoing heat wave.

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Gov. Greg Abbott declares wildfire disaster for three-fourths of Texas
State South Texas Community News 8/15/23 State South Texas Community News 8/15/23

Gov. Greg Abbott declares wildfire disaster for three-fourths of Texas

At least 8,500 acres of Texas land have burned since Aug. 1.

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Texas State Parks can be a Respite — or a Heated Hindrance
State South Texas Community News 8/2/23 State South Texas Community News 8/2/23

Texas State Parks can be a Respite — or a Heated Hindrance

More than 1 million people visited Texas’ 89 state parks in June. In locations without bodies of water, park officials warn attendees not to overdo it as three-digit temperatures persist.

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 Heat-Related Dangers
Border News South Texas Community News 7/25/23 Border News South Texas Community News 7/25/23

Heat-Related Dangers

Big Bend Sector is warning people during this extreme heat wave not to cross the border illegally into the desert and mountains of West Texas.

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Prisoners’ Relatives Plead for Help for Texas Prisons
Crime Blotter South Texas Community News 7/19/23 Crime Blotter South Texas Community News 7/19/23

Prisoners’ Relatives Plead for Help for Texas Prisons

Several lawmakers supported a call for Gov. Greg Abbott to bring lawmakers back immediately to approve air conditioning for prisons, which the Legislature declined to do during its regular session.

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This Summer Could be Texas’ Most Extreme Heat Event
Forecast South Texas Community News 7/18/23 Forecast South Texas Community News 7/18/23

This Summer Could be Texas’ Most Extreme Heat Event

June was only the 16th-warmest on record in Texas, but a mid-month heatwave brought an unusually high number of 100-degree days.

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Texas Workers Responsible for Preventing Heat Injuries
Forecast South Texas Community News 7/12/23 Forecast South Texas Community News 7/12/23

Texas Workers Responsible for Preventing Heat Injuries

In triple-digit temperatures, drinking water frequently and resting in the shade are minimum safety measures for avoiding injuries and deaths. But they are not applied to every job site.

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State Seldom Acknowledges Heat as a Cause of Death in Texas Prisons
State South Texas Community News 6/28/23 State South Texas Community News 6/28/23

State Seldom Acknowledges Heat as a Cause of Death in Texas Prisons

Since a heat wave gripped Texas, at least nine inmates, including two men in their 30s, have died of heart attacks or unknown causes in prisons lacking air conditioning.

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Corpus Christi/Kingsville set Temperature Records
Forecast South Texas Community News 6/22/23 Forecast South Texas Community News 6/22/23

Corpus Christi/Kingsville set Temperature Records

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Texas Called for Energy Conservation
State South Texas Community News 6/21/23 State South Texas Community News 6/21/23

Texas Called for Energy Conservation

Texans were asked to conserve energy from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday as temperatures climb over 100 degrees for much of the state.

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Excessive Heat Safety Tips and Resources
Forecast South Texas Community News 6/19/23 Forecast South Texas Community News 6/19/23

Excessive Heat Safety Tips and Resources

Heat is one of the leading weather-related killers in the United States, resulting in hundreds of fatalities each year.

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Heat Advisory for Portions of South Texas
Forecast South Texas Community News 6/12/23 Forecast South Texas Community News 6/12/23

Heat Advisory for Portions of South Texas

Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside today by drinking plenty of fluids and taking frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned environments.

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