Houston-area construction worker died in extreme heat

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The Texas construction worker's death came in June amid an ongoing historic heat wave scorching the state.
July 3, 2023
Updated: July 3, 2023 1:59 p.m.

... Felipe Pascual, 46, was pouring cement at a job site when he passed out on June 16, according to the Galveston County Medical Examiner's Office. Pascual was rushed to Hermann Memorial Hospital Pearland, where he died in the emergency room from hyperthermia, said John Florence, the medical examiner who conducted Pascual's autopsy ...

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/texas-heat-wave-deaths-18179966.php

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1. ... There have been 13 other heat-related deaths in Texas this ...

Much of the state has been coping with hot weather since mid-June.

Meanwhile, a new Texas law is set to take effect Sept. 1 that will override local ordinances in cities such as Austin, Dallas and Houston that mandate water breaks or air conditioning for outdoor workers.

Lara Anton, a spokesperson for the Texas Department of State Health Services, said the agency does yet have death data for June, citing a typical lag in the filing of death certificates. But in terms of the numbers of heat-related visits to emergency rooms and urgent care facilities, Anton said statewide numbers this year are "much higher" than they were in 2022 ...

ADAM ZUVANICH | POSTED ONJUNE 30, 2023, 4:17 PM (LAST UPDATED: JUNE 30, 2023, 4:34 PM)
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/weather/2023/06/30/455869/houston-man-dies-working-outside-overheating/

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2. Abbott is an inhumane man

Texas Governor Greg Abbott last month signed laws overriding local measures requiring regular water breaks for outdoor workers. The new law is part of a wide-spanning "Death Star bill" that Houston and Harris County leaders have denounced as a power grab aimed at gutting local governance. Texas labor leaders said the new law was a potential death sentence for construction workers. The state already leads the U.S. in construction worker deaths, according to the Center for Construction Research and Training.

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4. and the legislators who voted. follow the money or the cruelty

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3. Abbott is as loathsome as DeSantis -- this is on him

Condolences to Mr Pascual’s family.

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5. Kick