Gloria Holbrook of Round Rock can't believe how hot it is outside.
"Every time the utility bill comes, I look at it and touch the envelope and say, 'Please, be lower, be lower'," Holbrook said.
She hopes a free fan from Meals on Wheels will help cut down on the cost of keeping cool.
I'm just hoping this will make it easier and I can turn the air conditioning off. Because at night, no matter how hot it gets, I turn it off," she said.
Along with delivering daily meals to those in need, Crystal Holland, with Round Rock Meals on Wheels, said she's been dropping off a lot of fans.
"It's not a matter of whether or not they have air conditioning. It's an affordability issue," Crystal Holland with the Round Rock Meals on Wheels said. "They can't afford to run their A/C."
From those who've experienced their share of heat waves to those who haven't, trying to keep kids entertained and out of the heat is also a challenge.
Chris Colville, with the YMCA of Greater Williamson County, said a lot of staff training went into the summer's leading day camps. With the heat starting so early, she said they had to change up some outdoor games.
"We try to rotate through a variety of activities," she said. "If we're going to go outside and take advantage of outdoor activities, we'll try to do that early in the day."
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Summer Heat
News 8's Karina Kling has more on how the young and the young at heart are keeping cool.
 
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Holbrook is thankful she can remain inside. Her new fan was already taking her focus off a high utility bill.
"I got to get this hair cut. It's driving me crazy," she said.
In the meantime, she won't mind the fan's breeze blowing through her uncut hair.
