Heat

Fall is here and so are allergies in Texas. Allergists and ecologists explain how weather impacts the intensity of an allergy season in North Texas.

Here lately, they’ve become as unwelcoming as some of the state’s controversial laws — from the record-breaking freeze that killed power for a week and hundreds of people in February 2021 to the recent months of too many summer days with temperatures over 106 degrees.

Air conditioning feels like a must-have in brutally hot Texas. For renters, legally, it’s not — at least not everywhere in the state.

It starts with a call to 311.

The courts, along with federal and state lawmakers, have created a series of barriers against improving prison conditions with air conditioning.

To reduce strain on the grid, ERCOT will pay big energy users like manufacturers and bitcoin miners to reduce the power they use. That frees up more electrons for others and keeps supply and demand balanced.

The North Texas Fair & Rodeo closed out its 95th season Saturday with a night of entertainment topped off by headliner Tracy Lawrence, but in a summer of record-breaking heat, officials say total revenue as of Thursday is down 16%, and they expect the final total to be worse.

District officials say there are "significant mechanical issues" with the school's main HVAC system that need extra time for repair.

ERCOT said it expected low wind-power generation and high demand to persist through the weekend because of the extreme heat.

Twelve Tarrant County residents have died from heat-related illnesses in August so far — a jump from the five deaths previously reported in July.

Three women incarcerated at the Hobby Unit prison in Marlin, Texas describe the dangers and challenges of living in a Texas prison with no air conditioning.