Trial over air conditioning in Texas prisons starts
There were allegedly five heat-related deaths over the last two summers in Texas prisons, the plaintiff’s attorneys presented…
Heat in Texas prisons (March 31, 2026) – Houston Public Media
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North Texas man Cedric Ricks faces execution for 2013 stabbing deaths
HOUSTON (AP) — A North Texas man faces execution on Wednesday for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her…
Texas man facing execution for fatally stabbing girlfriend and her 8-year-old son
HOUSTON — A North Texas man faced execution on Wednesday for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old…
ICE detention of Texas teen mariachi brothers draws criticism
RAYMONDVILLE, Texas (AP) — A family whose two teen boys are in a nationally recognized mariachi band in…
Many Texas prisons are regularly topping 90 degrees. The state is about to defend itself in court – Houston Public Media
The Huntsville Unit, the state’s oldest prison in Texas dating to 1849, is shown here on Oct. 10,…
Texas Rep. Castro says 5-year-old and dad return to Minnesota from Texas detention facility
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Nicaraguan man’s death at troubled Texas detention camp was reported as a suicide, 911 records show
Associated Press — A Nicaraguan man who died at a troubled Texas detention camp days after he was…
Democrats visit detained 5-year-old at Texas facility
DILLEY, Texas (AP) — Democratic Reps. Joaquin Castro and Jasmine Crockett on Wednesday visited a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy…
Texas Democrats visit 5-year-old detained in Minneapolis
“I would ask President Trump, who himself has grandkids who are of the age of some of the…
Police deploy chemical irritants at protesters gathered outside Texas detention center, in photos
DILLEY, Texas (AP) — Texas state police deployed pepper balls to disperse protesters outside the South Texas Family…
Texas man set for execution in deaths of ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man who at one time escaped from custody and was on the run…