Texas feels its 279 heat-related deaths last year weren't enough; passes new law preventing mandatory water breaks
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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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The state government hating Austin is not new. It’s becoming more outright as Austin continues to grow, giving it a larger voice in the state.
Eventually, progress will prevail.
I don’t live in TX but have the “opportunity” to move there for work if I want. It’s shit like this (and this is only the proverbial tip of the iceberg) that keeps me saying “NO”. What a shithole of a state (Gov Abbott, really).
I’m just ranting at this point…
We moved here about 15 years ago for a new job I took. Short answer, it’s been great for my career. I’m in my “prime earning years”, and no state income tax means I can invest more savings into my future. But fuck staying here when it comes time to slow down and eventually retire.
Just wait to see what they do with your taxes. Pile it up, use it for pet projects and then ignore wages for state employees and ignore our failing and old infrastructure. Love that slush fund they got going.