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A cartoon of firefighters accessing a burning building via a window, only to discover a Republican elephant inside. The fire is labeled "Climate Collapse." One firefighter turns to another and says, "Forget it—he insists fire is just a hoax."

Loon Star State: Hoax

This is fine.

by Ben Sargent

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Abbott’s Border Standoff Fueled by a Climate Crisis He Helped to Create

by Greg Harman

Another Hot, Dry Summer May Push Parts of Texas to the Brink

by Dylan Baddour

USPS Is Falsifying Safety Docs As Its Workers Die of Heat

by Josephine Lee

August summer in Galveston during a record-breaking heat wave. Beach goers cool off under rented umbrellas or in the ocean, with the beachfront hotels in the backdrop.

A Sizzling, Record-Breaking Summer

Experts warn that increasingly high temperatures are "a clear consequence of the warming of the climate system."

by Max Graham

A prisoner sits on his bunk in his white prison uniform, looking at the camera. The feet and legs of another prisoner sitting on an upper bunk is also visible. A cooling fan is installed nearby.

‘It Will Take the Breath Out of You’: Prisoners Describe Extreme Nighttime Heat in Texas Units

TDCJ will allocate $85 million to provide more air conditioning. In the meantime, people are sweltering in their beds.

by Michelle Pitcher

From Phoenix to Austin, Weeks of ‘Brutal’ Heat Stagger the Southwest

More than a third of the country faced some kind of heat advisory over the weekend.

by Jake Bittle, Grist

Seemingly endless rows of solar panels on a scrubby grass ground.

Texas Wastes Renewable Energy During June Heatwave

Solar and wind input is setting records, but the state’s inefficient grid is unable to handle the full load it could deliver in the ongoing heat wave.

by Keaton Peters

Texans Die from Heat After Governor Bans Mandatory Water Breaks

House Bill 2127 preempts local governments from enacting legislation in eight areas—with potentially deadly results.

by Steven Monacelli

A man in a construction uniform including safety vest, pauses while shoveling asphalt in a parking lot, wiping his face with his arm to remove the excess sweat. The sun bakes down on the surface of the parking lot where he's working.

June Heat Wave Sends Hundreds to Texas ERs

Prolonged triple-digit temperatures also dramatically increased 911 calls for heat-related illness.

by Martha Pskowski and Gina Jiménez

Sergio Palacios, 35, carries a case of water to his morning soccer game in Austin. The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning on July 24 for areas of South Texas, including Austin, where the temperature reached 101 degrees.

Texas’ Summer from Hell

Amid record temperatures, state residents struggle to keep cool.

by Matthew Busch

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