About two-thirds of Texas prisons are not fully air conditioned, and dozens of inmates have died in the sweltering heat.

The judge ruled Texas prison cell temperatures, which regularly exceed 90 and 100 degrees, likely violate rights against ...

"So, the court finds it is not in the parties' or the public interest to issue a preliminary injunction at this time," Pitman ...

US District Judge Robert Pitman on Wednesday held Wednesday that the extreme heat in Texas prisons is 'plainly unconstitutional' while denying a temporary injunction request to install air ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge’s rebuke of Texas housing prisoners in lockups without air conditioning stopped short of ...

At least eight state agencies have started returning employees to the office or plan to start returning employees on Monday.

The investigation is tied to a federal lawsuit filed by Bernie Tiede, a Texas man spending life in prison who has reported ...

At least 23 individuals died from heat-related causes in TDCJ prisons between 1998 and 2012, according to court documents. According to a 2022 study, 14 prison deaths per year are associated with ...

Yolanda Saldivar was denied parole Thursday. The 64-year-old was convicted of murder in the 1995 killing of Tejano music star ...

Staff with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice are doing more to help inmates reenter society after they've served their sentences. Stefanik nomination withdrawal catches some GOP lawmakers ...

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