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    Just as the temperature climbs, Texas towns are closing public pools to cut costs

    By Jayme Lozano CarverJess Huff The Texas Tribune,

    11 days ago
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    Micah Branscum, 3, plays with a water feature at the new Mae Simmons Splash Pad on Monday in Lubbock. Once considered a form of necessary community infrastructure that commanded millions of federal dollars nationwide, swimming pools across Texas and the U.S. are closing and being replaced with more affordable splash pads. Annie Rice/For The Texas Tribune

    LUBBOCK — With the bright sun shining down over them, kids and teenagers in Mae Simmons Park cooled off Monday, zig-zagging through sprinklers at one of the city’s new splash pads.

    The relief couldn’t come soon enough. Like the rest of Texas, it’s been a hot summer in Lubbock. Residents have already endured temperatures of more than 100 degrees.

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    Residents beat the summer heat at Longview's Ingram Pool, the city's only remaining public pool.  Michael Cavazos/For The Texas Tribune
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