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San Marcos proclaims July 2026 'Hot Car Awareness' month, cites child heatstroke risks
Summary
Mayor Jane Houston proclaimed July 2026 as Hot Car Awareness month, citing national research on pediatric vehicular heatstroke and recognizing Project Safe Bridal's work to reduce preventable deaths; a project representative thanked the council for the proclamation.
Mayor Jane Houston used a ceremonial proclamation to highlight the risk of pediatric vehicular heatstroke and to designate July 2026 as Hot Car Awareness month in San Marcos.
The proclamation noted that pediatric vehicular heatstroke is a leading non-crash vehicle fatality for children, citing "more than 1,000 lives lost since 1998," and described how a child's body temperature can rise "three to five times faster than an adult's," with death possible if core temperature reaches 107 degrees. The mayor encouraged vigilance and described Project Safe Bridal (named in the proclamation) as a local initiative that provides technology and reminders to help families avoid these preventable tragedies.
A project representative thanked the mayor and council after the proclamation and said heat stroke "is not spoken about enough, especially in Texas." The proclamation and remarks were presented as a community-awareness item; no ordinance, funding measure or formal council action accompanied the recognition.
