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Texas heat shatters records amid 110s and 111s
In Laredo and Del Rio temperatures soared past 110 degrees as a week of extreme heat gripped Texas. A Del Rio record 107 toppled a 1916 high by five degrees while 111 degrees in Laredo surprised residents. Heat exposed vulnerable migrants in a freight car and driven local business activity surged as workers raced to install air conditioning. Other Texas cities posted 103 to 107 degree readings, signaling an unprecedented early summer surge.
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Laredo
Mercury
del Rio
U.S. Border Patrol
San Antonio
Aaron Billings
U.S
Jose Guajardo
Guajardo
Guajardo Brothers
Jesse Rodriguez
Calderon Auto Supply
Rodriguez
Texas
National Weather Service
San Angelo
Fort Worth
Meacham
Junction
Mineral Wells