As the heat index hit 115 degrees on Monday, Karla Perez took a five-minute water break at a construction site in Dallas. Such rest breaks are required by the city, as they are in Austin. But a change in Texas state law, which goes into effect in September, will wipe away those local requirements, leaving workers like Ms. Perez to count on their employers to provide time to rest and rehydrate. Right now, she gets three breaks a day. It is expected to nullify regulations such as those dealing with payday lending, puppy mills, certain sanitation requirements and other practices.

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Persons: Karla Perez, Perez, ”, “ Organizations: “ Workers, Republican, Legislature, Democratic Locations: Dallas, Austin, Texas