The powerful voice of Tejano music superstar Selena Quintanilla-Pérez is still an indelible staple in Latino households and ...

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

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

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

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

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

The judge ruled Texas prison cell temperatures, which regularly exceed 90 and 100 degrees, likely violate rights against ...

Texas lawmakers are pushing more than 100 bills to clamp down on crime, threatening to overcrowd the state’s jails and ...

Data only pertains to Texas state offenses. It excludes criminal records from other states and federal criminal charges.

Thirty years after the tragic death of Tejano music icon Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, her killer, Yolanda Saldívar, is up for ...

From 2011 through Feb. 28, 2025, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) provided DPS with information on more than 33,000 illegal foreign nationals identified by DHS while incarcerated.

Two-thirds of the state’s roughly 100 jails and prisons in Texas are not fully air conditioned in inmate housing areas. Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited ...