A worker-led project documenting Texas occupational heat deaths
HEAThens Against HEAT
Heathens, noun:
The workers who build, feed, fix, and keep Texas running in the heat.The workers who refuse to be treated as disposable.
Count the workers. Tell their stories. Change the conditions.
Every worker deserves to be counted. We bring together OSHA records, news reports, and public memorials to document Texas workers lost in the heat. Official statistics capture part of the toll; incomplete reporting and uncertain attribution leave gaps.
We count them. We tell their stories. And we push for a state where the counting becomes the state’s job.
Texas right now
Current-hour outdoor WBGT estimates for fourteen Texas cities, calculated from National Weather Service forecasts and compared with UIL’s required school-practice bands. The selected class is a comparison benchmark.
Heathens uses Class 2 as its stricter statewide reference. Schools use their local UIL class. See both sets of bands.
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What conditions are ahead today? The full tracker shows the remaining forecast peak, all five UIL bands, and the limits of a regional estimate.
Open the Live TrackerForecast estimates can differ from actual worksite conditions in either direction. Worker precautions may be necessary below UIL thresholds.
What happened in the heat?
A close call. A coworker who collapsed. Someone you lost. Your account can reveal the danger official records miss — and help make sure another worker is counted.
About
HEAThens Against HEAT is a worker-led project. We document Texas occupational heat-death cases, preserve the sources and uncertainties, and push for a public system that makes the toll visible. The archive and the workers’ stories are the work.
Have a correction, missing source, or case we should investigate? Send the project a tip or correction. Please include the case number and any supporting record.