My boyfriend’s mother, a Boston chemist whose early career involved visiting oil refineries across the globe, has a saying about Texas: “There’s no place colder than Houston in the summer.” Of course, ...

Summer is officially here in North Texas. This week the First Alert Weather team is forecasting high temperatures to break 100 degrees for the first time this year. The heat index could bring the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — We're entering the time of the year when air conditioning units will be working overtime every day for the next few months. And for people not maintaining their AC units properly, ...

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At the height of Texas summers, residents whose homes lack air conditioners have no escape from the extreme heat. And it’s only getting hotter. Air conditioning has long been considered an amenity for ...