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

Trial evidence revealed the sexual abuse against the victim began when she was only 5 years old and continued until she was 8 years old, officials said.

Texan authorities have been criticized over extreme heat in their prison system, where temperatures can routinely rise above ...

A federal judge’s finding that extreme heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional could lead to the state being ordered to ...

Judge Robert Pitman says inmates who sued the state could win their case but that the fix is not easy or cheap.

A federal judge has found the extreme heat in Texas prisons that don’t have air conditioning is “plainly unconstitutional.” ...

The investigation was triggered by a federal judge, who questioned the state’s recordkeeping. Inmates are suing the state, ...

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the state’s highest criminal court, issued a stay of execution for David Leonard Wood. Wood, 67, had been set to die Thursday over the killings of six girls and ...

The order came just over 48 hours before David Leonard Wood was set to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday.

The highest court in Texas on Tuesday issued a rare stay of ... told USA TODAY on Feb. 26 during an interview at a Texas state prison north of Houston. “How can I not be angry at the corruption ...

According to AG’s office, the incident occurred on July 30, 2024, at Ely State Prison. The incident resulted in the death of inmates and five others injured. Officials report the defendants have ...