In a motion filed Tuesday, Texas trial lawyer Mikal Watts said he agreed with Lopez’s ruling that the voting process by J&J was flawed but asked the judge to reverse his order dismissing the ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge’s rebuke of Texas housing prisoners in lockups without air conditioning stopped short of ordering a fix before summer in what has become of one the country ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday found the extreme heat in Texas prisons is “plainly unconstitutional,” but declined to order the state to immediately start installing air ...