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After workers' heat deaths, Texas cities required water breaks. A new law takes that power away.
Less than 24 hours earlier, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a sweeping new law that will eliminate local rules mandating water breaks for construction workers like Muñoz. Though Muñoz, 45 ...
Texas 'death star' law will eliminate mandatory water breaks for construction workers
A new state law in Texas will soon invalidate mandatory water breaks for construction workers. It's part of a new bill that empowers the state to override local governments in certain circumstances. Critics of the bill have called it overreach,
Beijing orders outdoor work to be halted as scorching summer heat soars
Employers in Beijing have been ordered to stop outdoor work after scorching summer heat in the Chinese capital was forecast to reach 40 degrees centigrade (104 Fahrenheit)
Smooth move Greggy.