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      Heatwave Death Toll Rises as Texas Breaks All-Time Power Consumption Record

      "To effectively safeguard communities facing extreme heat," said one policy expert, "we need improved occupational safety policies around heat, cooling standards, and ways to target services for those populations most in need."

      Julia Conley
      Jun 28, 2023

      At least nine people have died of heat-related causes in one Texas county in the last eight days as the state has been gripped by extreme temperatures caused by a heat dome that has developed over the Southwest—a heatwave that has broken numerous records, including for power consumption, and is expected to break more in the coming days.

      Webb County Medical Examiner Corinne Stern, whose county in southern Texas includes the border city of Laredo, told officials at a county commissioners meeting on Monday that she was surprised by the death toll, considering the area is accustomed to hot and humid summers.

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