A defense attorney for Texas Seven escapee Randy Halprin says he will fight to stay on the high-profile capital murder case, despite efforts from the district attorney to have him disqualified over a ...

The five bills that would require complete air conditioning in state prisons haven’t had a hearing yet, and the money set for ...

Two-thirds of the state’s roughly 100 jails and prisons in Texas are not fully air conditioned in inmate housing areas.

During the chase, deputies saw Turner throwing stolen property out of the vehicle's window, according to the Ellis County ...

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Jon Rosenthal, D-Houston, are identical and would require each cellblock, dormitory and common area in Texas prisons to be equipped with an air conditioning unit. Temperatures would have to be ...

A years-long fight over the temperature inside Texas prisons has entered a new phase. In a landmark ruling issued on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman ruled that keeping inmates in ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP ... about extreme heat in prisons for years and has not addressed the issue. In 2018, the state was ordered to install air conditioning at a unit for older prisoners and ...

A federal judge on Wednesday found the extreme heat in Texas ... in prisons for years and has not addressed the issue. In 2018, the state was ordered to install air conditioning at a unit for ...