, a nonprofit that quantifies the influence of the crisis on daily temperatures around the world, found that the excessive heat in parts of Texas, Louisiana, Mexico, and Central America was at least five times as likely to occur now as compared with pre-industrial times because of man-made climate change. that preempts local labor, agriculture, environmental, and other policies that don't align with state codes.
"Those ordinances were fought for and won by construction workers because they were experiencing heat-related illnesses themselves or watched coworkers pass out on the job," said Daniela Hernandez, the state legislative coordinator for the Workers Defense Project, which advocates for low-wage immigrant workers in Texas.
Texas laws don't mandate that workers get breaks. At the national level, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recognizes that heat can be a workplace hazard, though it doesn't require employers to take specific actions to protect workers. The