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   That's ole cripple Greg is doin' a great job trying to kill Texans.   
      
   Probably Republicans anyway.   
      
      
   Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a law overriding labor ordinances that   
   mandate water breaks for construction workers, during a week when many parts   
   of the state are reaching temperatures of more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit.   
      
   House Bill 2127 was signed into law by Abbott on June 13 and is set to go   
   into effect on September 1. Both Austin and Dallas previously passed laws   
   ensuring construction workers received a 10-minute break for every 4 hours of   
   work. However, HB 2127 will require that cities and counties follow state   
   labor codes, as opposed to local codes, meaning that these laws, in addition   
   to many other local Texas labor ordinances, would be overturned on September   
   1.   
      
   Some supporters of the law argue that Texas’ patchwork of inconsistent local   
   ordinances has negatively impacted businesses. Opponents, however, worry that   
   it's a major setback for workers’ rights and that it'll be difficult to   
   obtain such protections again under the state’s conservative legislature.   
      
   “If you just address worker safety and do it in a consistent manner, then   
   that should be good for business,” Texas state Rep. Maria Luisa Flores (D-   
   Austin) told The Washington Post. “You don’t want your employees dying from   
   heat illness because that impacts your business. I think employers should be   
   some of the folks that are for worker protections.”   
      
   According to a lengthy joint study published by NPR and Columbia Journalism   
   Investigations (CJI), government data shows that Texas had the most deaths   
   due to high temperatures of any state between 2011 and 2021, with at least 53   
   on record. Now, with fewer breaks, some worry that the number will rise.   
      
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