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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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After weeks of extreme heat, health officials have reported numerous deaths, while emergency departments across the state are seeing record numbers of people seeking treatment for heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

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The $159 million cash deficit could lead to a credit downgrade for the utility, trustee John Steen warned.

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The study comes as Texas lawmakers look to punish companies for 'boycotting' the state's oil industry.

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'It's 100% certain that climate change is contributing to the current heat wave,' said the director of Texas A&M's Texas Center for Climate Studies.

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