Current and former heads of Texas’ prison system defended asking for lesser amounts to air-condition facilities during a federal trial on extreme heat in TDCJ facilities.

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

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Most of the state’s measles cases reported so far this year are inside the West Texas Detention Facility in Hudspeth County, where four infected El Paso residents worked.

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The New York Times on March 18 published allegations that the labor rights leader had sexually abused women and girls.

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Local officials report that 108 of the cases originated in a contracted detention facility in Hudspeth County.

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The state does not track the prevalence or provide guidance on the issue, leaving inmates to languish in jail and eventually sue counties for damages.

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The law prohibits sexually explicit drag performances on public property or in front of children.

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Prosecutors and attorneys for Pete Arrendondo, who faces charges over the shooting’s botched response, have repeatedly requested U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents to testify. The agency has refused.

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Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal died Saturday morning at a Dallas hospital, one day after being taken into custody by ICE.

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After endorsing U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Democratic primary, the former vice president called for the party to unite behind Talarico.

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