TxDOT employee Brad Shepard sweeps the road shoulder clean of the asphalt cold mix he put down on Interstate 35 in Austin in August 2013. Sweltering temperatures since mid-June have made 2023 one of Texas’ most extreme summers so far. Credit: Spencer Selvidge Photo for the Texas Tribune
By Erin DouglasThe Texas Tribune TEXAS – An unrelenting stretch of blistering days amid an ongoing heat wave has put this summer on track to…