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House Bill 2127, which takes effect on Sept. 1, will do away with local rules that require water breaks for construction workers. The cities of Austin and Dallas, for example, require 10-minute breaks every four hours. San Antonio officials had been considering a similar ordinance.

“We are human beings who need respect,” Martínez said. “We really need to be allowed to work without problems, without any barriers … Believe me, we are dying inside those buildings when they take away our water and our [break] time.”

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[–] Zron@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A governor who made his millions off of suing a property owner when a tree fell and broke his back.

Never worked a hard day in his life, let alone worked outside.

Someone should wheel him outside on one of these 100+ degree days and tell him he can’t drink until his 8 hours are over.

[–] PhoenixRising@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

And now medical malpractice awards are capped.. This coming from the state that had "Dr. Death".

[–] GizmoLion@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

Have him lay some bricks, water or no, and he can't stop til he's done so for 8 hours.