City Council efforts to require water breaks for construction workers could be blocked by Texas preemptive bill

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The city of San Antonio is looking at requiring companies to give construction workers time for water breaks. A bill waiting for Governor Greg Abbott’s signature, would restrict cities from creating local rules, that state law already covers.

– Even just a few minutes outside in this heat can have you reaching for a cold drink of water.

“My colleague, former councilwoman, Ana Sandoval doctored a consideration request to explore a potential ordinance to ensure that San Antonio construction workers have an opportunity to stop and have a drink of water and avoid facing death,” said Terri Castillo, councilwoman for District 5.bill waiting for Governor Greg Abbott’s signature

“Whether you’re talking about rest breaks or water breaks for construction workers, whether you’re talking about payday lending ordinances and some other things that cities and counties have taken it upon themselves to regulate across Texas,” said Scott Braddock, Editor, QuorumReport.com. Castillo says the city attorney has noted that there are so many questions about the bill, she says that they have many ordinances that have already passed so they are looking to understand what the new bill mean for those.

 

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