Looking for Solutions for Residents Feeling Extreme Heat

UT-Austin partners with city, community orgs to mitigate local "heat island" effect

"...For the past 20 years, heat waves have gradually worsened in Austin, with the number..."

Sept. 17, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The State Claims No One Is Dying From 120+° F Heat in Prisons

Part 2: The state’s response to the prison heat crisis

"...her fellow inmates were surviving another summer of extreme heat in the Dr. Lane Murray Unit, a prison without..."

Aug. 18, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Amid Record Heat, Texas Locks Prisoners Down, Reducing Shower Access

Advocates feel decision is retaliation

"...Amid record heat, and prisoners’ reports of deaths, lying in vomit, and..."

Sept. 7, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Heat Stroke

Austin's Amplified Heat turn both – their amps and the heavy metal heat

"...one of the few hipster enclaves in Houston, Amplified Heat unpacks their gear. Or what's left of it...."

Nov. 5, 2004 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

TDCJ Fails to Protect Prisoners From Extreme Heat

At least 14 have died since 2007

"...of Criminal Justice's Risk Management Division reminded employees in "heat awareness training" of the "common sense tips" that could..."

April 23, 2014 News Post by Jordan Smith

Teenage Catgirls in Heat

This Troma film was made right here in Austin and tells the lurid story of cats that metamorphose into nubile women and "rub up against things" and cause havoc.

"...working title of the production being Teenage Catgirls in Heat and the oodles of topless Texans prancing across the..."

Feb. 17, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

LeRoy and Lewis Kicks Off Heat Week

This way your mouth can match the temperature outside

"...your friendly neighborhood hot sauce enthusiasts, can get behind: Heat Week at LeRoy and Lewis...."

July 25, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Ssssssssssteam Heat

Memories of Soap Creek Saloon

"...The news that Fable Records is reissuing Steam Heat’s 30-year-old album, Austin Funk, on CD brought a wicked..."

Aug. 19, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The Summer Heat Has Been Brutal, but at Least You Can Swim for Free in These City Pools

City waives pool fees through Sept. 30

"...that, we may get some relief from the super heat – temperatures are projected to dip below 100 degrees..."

Aug. 10, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Watch: Urban Heat’s “Running Out of Time”

Pandemic fosters a literally post-punk ATX trio

"...ranks as no easy task in a pandemic. Urban Heat leader Jonathan Horstmann effectively self-directed a music video for..."

July 6, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Heat

In his follow-up to Bridesmaids, Paul Feig re-employs Melissa McCarthy and teams her with Sandra Bullock for a comedy about a mismatched law-enforcement duo.

"...Oh, but more often than not The Heat is just stupid-funny, which circles us back to McCarthy,..."

June 28, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Aztex Cool Off First Place Heat

Aztex edge Laredo, 1-0; head out on the road

"...night at House Park, knocking off the first-place Laredo Heat, 1-0 on a goal by Kekuta Manneh, to break..."

June 25, 2012 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Austin Symphony Orchestra Cancels Performance Due to Extreme Heat

Hartman Foundation Concerts in the Park hit thrice this season

"...Texas' heat wave strikes again. For the third time this year,..."

July 10, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Sweet Heat Meat at the Historic Scoot Inn

New food truck entrepreneur brings trifecta of flavors to every dish

"...6-month contract for a food truck business called Sweet Heat Meat...."

July 7, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Giving in the Heat

You helped for the Hot Sauce Festival: Now puppies and kittens need you

"...Yesterday you good people stepped up to the heat at our annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival to..."

Aug. 29, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Back to the Scene of the Crime With Heat 2

Austin author Meg Gardiner and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Michael Mann team up for a literary sequel to the classic heist flick

"...Co-written with legendary filmmaker Michael Mann, Heat 2 is the literary sequel to the director's increasingly..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Arts Feature by Joe Gross

Feedback From the Chronicle’s Prison Heat Series

Pleading for prisoners’ lives

"...For his three-part series on the dangerous heat in Texas prisons that lack air conditioning, Brant Bingamon..."

Sept. 1, 2023 News Feature by Chronicle Staff

How Bad Is This Heat, Really?

Better than 2022, but still deadly

"...across the state this month. Meanwhile, Austin broke its heat index record with 118 degrees on Wednesday, June 21...."

June 30, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Urban Heat's Darkwave Road Map for Uncertain Times

Spaceflight-deluxified Wellness pushes beyond post-punk pastiche

"...by side, head to toe in all-black everything, Urban Heat is modest about the whirlwind 12 months they just..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

The People Who Collect Austin's Trash Struggle in Extreme Heat

A/C issues continue at Austin Resource Recovery

"...factor in keeping ARR truck operators safe during extreme heat – ensuring the reliable functionality of A/C units in..."

July 14, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

ROT Rally On! Heat Wave Saved!

Travis County agrees to let biker, car events use the Expo Center

"...The Republic of Texas biker rally and Texas Heat Wave car show will return to the Travis County..."

Oct. 5, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Local Roller Derby Community in a Jam Over Extreme Heat

A shade covering could cost more than $100,000

"...but interest has been steadily rising. Also rising? Extreme heat in Austin. It's turned into a health risk for..."

Aug. 5, 2022 News Feature by Hannah Uebele

X Games X-Factors: Heat, Booze, and Meth

EMS almost forced to activate disaster plan

"...Ziebell credits both the heat and the scheduling gap between the day's athletic competitions..."

July 4, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

La Barbecue Turns Up the Heat With Secret Pit Technology

Is this special new smoker a brisket game-changer?

"...complexities of fire dynamics. In an open fire pit, heat always rises. In a compartment, though, heat will travel..."

April 26, 2013 Food Post by Kenny Pailes

Heat Wave Renews Call for Renewable Energy

Solar and wind could do the job more efficiently, advocates say

"...Could last week's heat-wave-induced power emergency be another such situation? Probably not, says..."

Aug. 12, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

As Heat Blazes, Council OKs $9 Million Emergency Shelter

City using some funding designated for permanent housing

"...With the summer heat still blazing in Austin, city leaders hope to open..."

July 28, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Amid Texas Heat Wave ERCOT Asks Texans to Conserve Energy, With Possibility of Rolling Blackouts

Updated: Record demand and low wind generation strain grid

"...two factors driving this strain on the grid: extreme heat leading to record high electric demand, and extremely low..."

July 11, 2022 News Post by Lina Fisher

Can She Take the Heat?

Culinary pros discuss gender inequities

"...professional culinary hierarchy in their new book Taking the Heat: Women Chefs and Gender Inequality in the Professional Kitchen..."

Sept. 3, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Spotlight: Amplified Heat

Classic. Power. Trio.

"...brothers – Gian, Chris, and Jim – of Amplified Heat. Informed by the classic rock radio they grew up..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature by Daniel Mee

Alaskan Heat Blue Dot

"...Through March 27, Hyde Park Theatre Running Time: 1 hr..."

March 12, 1999 Arts Feature

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