Texas Endures Unrelenting Heat Wave, Strains Power Grid.
Texas is experiencing an unprecedented heat wave, with temperatures hitting triple digits and expected to continue into the next several days, possibly reaching record highs. The power grid operator in Texas has called on its nearly 30 million customers to cut back their electricity usage due to the increasingly high demand on the system. A newly signed law in Texas will see labor safeguards, such as short water breaks and time out of the sun, taken away from workers.