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A Texas lawmaker has asked Gov. Greg Abbott to look into sending undocumented migrants incarcerated in the state to a massive prison in El Salvador, similar to the Trump administration’s ...

A North Texas lawmaker asked Gov. Greg Abbott to look into sending undocumented migrants incarcerated in the state to a massive prison in El Salvador, similar to ...

More than 80,000 Texas prisoners live in facilities that lack air conditioning. They have former state senator and Houston ...

A North Texas Lawmaker asked Gov. Greg Abbott to look into sending undocumented migrants incarcerated in the state to a massive prison in El Salvador, similar to the Trump administration’s decision to ...

Only Gov. Greg Abbott can call for a special session. But in his role presiding over the Texas Senate, Patrick can block any ...

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

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

During the prisons-building boom three decades ago, lawmakers allowed private, for-profit corporations to compete for prisons ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 11,000 acres have burned in wildfires across Central Texas so far in 2025, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. A total of 18 fires have burned 11,114 acres in ...

said last month that he recognizes the serious impact of the current measles outbreak in Texas and said the government is providing resources, including vaccines.

Concerns of government overreach and unnecessary spending have fueled opponents throughout history. President Trump signed an executive order to start eliminating the Department of Education on ...