More people moved to the Dallas-Fort Worth area than any other metro area last year, according to U.S. Census data.
Now those new residents are getting their first taste of Texas summer.
Heat index values were between 105 to 110 degrees on Friday, keeping many people indoors.
Joanna Wasserman, Kirk Kuwitzky and Don Sebastian have all experienced a Texas summer before. They have each lived in the state for decades.
They shared their advice for newcomers, including this one.
“If you have to be outside do it earlier in the day or later in the afternoon,” Wasserman said. “Dress comfortably, sensibly. And as everybody says, drink lots of fluids.”
Wasserman wants you to remember to care for your animals.
Gari Gonzalez remembered on Friday as she noticed an abandoned dog in a downtown park.
“It’s really dangerous. This heat is really dangerous,” Gonzalez said. “It’s too hot for animals. We wouldn’t want to be outside in this. I feel badly for any humans that have to be out in this but it’s especially hard on animals with their fur.”
Sebastian says he has not been outside in two days. The last time he went out was to go to the casino. He says he usually stays inside.
“It’s warm but you stay inside. You get through it easy with air conditioning,” Sebastian said. “If the air conditioning stops or breaks you’ve got a big problem.”
Kuwitzky has a different strategy.
“I’ll stay indoors to the extent I can, to the extent I cannot I may go north,” he said.
Sebastian says despite the heat he still believes Texas is the best place.
“It’s just a good place to live,” he said.