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2. South Texas can get hot. Certain construction jobs are difficult to do in the heat.

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Mon Feb 16, 2026, 09:15 AM

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Asphalt paving, roofing, foundations can be brutal in the summer for many Anglos.

Construction workers would come from Mexico to do those jobs, returning after the job was completed.

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