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Texas inmates are being 'cooked to death' in extreme heat, complaint alleges
ABC13 Houston· 12 hours agoApril signals the beginning of blistering heat for much of Texas. With another sweltering summer...
Advocacy groups say Texas inmates are 'being cooked to death' in state prisons without air...
USA Today· 1 day agoTiede, 65, was transferred to an air-conditioned cell after a judge for...
Subject of Richard Linklater film ‘Bernie’ seeks to bring AC to Texas prisoners in lawsuit
Dallas Morning News· 1 day agoTiede, a 65-year-old inmate of the Estelle Unit in Huntsville, initially sued the Texas Department ...
Second person dies from 18-wheeler crash into Texas DPS office in Brenham | Houston Public Media
Houston Public Media· 16 hours agoParker faces nine criminal charges, including murder, and remained jailed Tuesday on bonds totaling...
Advocates, man who inspired film 'Bernie' ask for air conditioning for him and other Texas inmates
Associated Press via AOL· 1 day agoA legal battle over a lack of air conditioning in Texas prisons is bringing together advocates on...
Justice Department settles with Larry Nassar victims for $138.7 million
New Hampshire Union Leader· 12 hours agoOne of the largest of its kind in the history of Justice Department, the settlement brings to a ...
‘Cooked to death’: Civil rights advocates sue TDCJ over heat
KXAN via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAUSTIN (Nexstar) — A coalition of advocates and attorneys are suing the Texas Department of ...
Death row inmates in Texas no longer get a last meal because of one man's very specific request
UNILAD· 5 days agoOne of the last things many people on death row have control over is the last meal they eat - but in...
1 dead, several injured after 18-wheeler crashed into Texas Department of Public Safety office,...
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA man drove a stolen 18-wheeler into a Texas Department of Public Safety building Friday, killing...
Lawsuit accuses Texas of 'horrific' treatment of inmates in un-air conditioned prisons
San Antonio Current· 18 hours agoFour nonprofit prisoner-rights groups filed a complaint Monday in an Austin federal court alleging...