Currently, TDCJ has 35 fully air-conditioned units and 53 partially air-conditioned units. Extreme heat in Texas prisons has already caused several deaths. In a 2022 study, researchers found that ...

A map from AccuWeather shows where in Texas could face a higher risk of direct impacts from hurricanes this coming season. A map from AccuWeather shows where in Texas could face a higher risk of ...

FILE – An inmate works outdoors during the hot summer outside a Texas prison unit in Huntsville ... On Thursday, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said it has asked lawmakers for $ ...

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Governor Greg Abbott has announced the launch of an online interactive map by the Texas Department of State Health Services to help Texans locate Naloxone (NARCAN).

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

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

Rise Recovery and Corazon Ministries are the only two organizations listed as locations for free NARCAN in Bexar County.

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

O’Daniel prison unit in Gatesville ... be eligible to be reviewed again for parole in 2030. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice confirmed the Gatesville Board made the decision.

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