Texas lawmaker vows to try again to make AC for renters mandatory

AUSTIN (KXAN) – It’s not as if Jake Salinas was dialing down the digits on his thermostat with reckless abandon.A few weeks ago, his air conditioning was set to, what he considers, a conservative 76 degrees.Austin Resident Jake Salinas explains how the AC in his apartment wasn't cooling properly (KXAN Photo/Chris Nelson)“It started at 78 and then eventually would go to 81 and 82,” Salinas said. “That felt off, obviously.” The air was blowing, he said, but the