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Texas feels its 279 heat-related deaths last year weren't enough; passes new law preventing mandatory water breaks (103kkcn.com)
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Record heat is dangerous for workers outside. Even so, Governor Abbott just signed a law preventing local communities from enacting laws for mandatory water breaks.

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[-] iax@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

I have yet to see any indication that the "politics can be fixed" in my lifetime.

[-] Shell45@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I thought that was what gerrymandering was for, "fixing" politics....

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