Texas economy slows as summers get hotter, Dallas Fed economists say

An Austin Metro bus flashes a “Come in cool off!” message as it drives on Guadalupe Street on a hot July day. Economists at the Dallas Fed say extreme heat cools the state's economy. (Credit: Kylie Cooper/The Texas Tribune)

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Each degree of warming in Texas slows the state’s economy, an analysis by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas found.