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

Without any staff in place, states question how and if they will get the rest of their money, especially for upcoming summer cooling programs.

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 ...

Legislation to mandate Texas sheriffs participate in immigration law enforcement is moving closer to a vote at the Texas ...

Many Texas prisons do not have air conditioning, and now a judge is siding with prisoners who say those conditions are ...

A federal judge on Wednesday found the extreme heat in Texas prisons is “plainly unconstitutional,” but declined to order the ...

Tense Testimony – Questions to an insurance CEO turned tense at a hearing of the Texas House DOGE committee. The chairman ...

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 ...

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

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

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Angola inmates are again asking a federal judge to stop forced farm labor during extreme heat, arguing the practice is ...