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About two thirds of Texas prison inmates reside in facilities that are not fully air conditioned in housing areas, and indoor temperatures routinely top 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

House panel passes bill requiring air conditioning in Texas prisons by 2032

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Weeks after a federal judge declared hot conditions in Texas prisons unconstitutional, a bill requiring air conditioning in those facilities by 2032 has gained traction in the House.

Texas school leaders are critical of a Senate bill that would limit their ability to legally challenge changes to the state's school accountability ratings system. But they declined to testify against the legislation out of fear of provoking lawmakers' ire and risking the funding gains they hope to secure this year.

School districts stay quiet as lawmakers push to limit when they can sue the state

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School leaders have privately criticized a bill that would make it harder to contest their performance ratings in court. But they did not testify against it to avoid lawmakers’ ire.

Students walk through campus on the first day of classes at the University of Texas at Arlington on Aug. 27, 2021. A federal court ordered immigration officials to restore the legal status of two people from India who were UT-Arlington students and are still living in Texas. They are among the hundreds of international students whose legal immigration status was revoked in recent weeks.

Court orders immigration officials to restore legal status of three people who came to Texas on student visas

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The three former students went to UT-Arlington and UT-Dallas. While they have prevailed in court so far, many other international students’ education futures remain uncertain.

Four University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley are suing the Department of Homeland Security after they say their legal immigration status was unlawfully terminated based on minor criminal cases that have already been resolved.

UT-Rio Grande Valley students caught in nationwide sweep sue Homeland Security over immigration status

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The four students were involved in minor criminal cases that have been resolved, which they argue shouldn’t be used to justify ending their higher ed goals in Texas.

James Michael Cox, 58, charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, faces two charges in Medina County

Man arrested after allegedly trying to run over ex-SAPD officer outside court hearing, records show

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Authorities have arrested a man accused of trying to run over a former San Antonio police officer following the ex-officer’s court hearing late last month, records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

McIntyre’s punishment phase, which began on Monday, will continue on Tuesday afternoon

Punishment phase underway after jury finds Taymor ‘Tay-K’ McIntyre guilty of murder in 2017 shooting

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Taymor ‘Tay-K’ McIntyre had been on trial for capital murder, but jurors were able to consider the lesser charges of murder or manslaughter. They unanimously agreed Monday to convict him on a murder charge. 

Testimony: DA Gonzales said he would hold Michelle Barrientes Vela personally responsible if her sons’ harmed him or his family

Judge declines to remove Joe Gonzales over ‘f--- the DA’ fallout

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A state district judge on Friday denied a motion to remove Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales from prosecuting the sons of Michelle Barrientes Vela, stating past comments from the DA did not rise to the level of due process violations.

Man suffered serious injuries on Aug. 16, 2023, after the attack on the West Side

Woman sentenced to 6 years in prison for dog attack leading to amputation of 76-year-old man’s legs

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A woman was sentenced to six years in prison on Thursday in connection with a dog attack in 2023 that caused a 76-year-old man to have both his legs amputated, according to Bexar County court records.

Day 7 of Taymor McIntyre trial concluded on Wednesday; if found guilty, McIntyre faces life in prison

Lead detective testifies in Tay-K capital murder trial, details months-long investigation

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A San Antonio police detective took the stand Wednesday in the capital murder trial of rapper Taymor McIntyre, who is also known as Tay-K. The detective revealed the steps investigators took to identify the suspects in the 2017 shooting death of Mark Anthony Saldivar.

Taymor McIntyre faces life in prison if found guilty

Key witness details deadly shooting on Day 5 of Taymor ‘Tay-K’ McIntyre’s capital murder trial

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A woman accused of being the driver in a 2017 capital murder took the stand Monday in the trial of Taymor McIntyre, also known as rapper Tay-K 47, offering graphic and emotional testimony that identified McIntyre as the gunman who killed photographer Mark Saldivar.

In a statement Friday night, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called the ruling that found his former aides were fired improperly a ridiculous judgment that is not based on the facts or the law.

Attorney General Ken Paxton’s former aides win $6.6 million in whistleblower case

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Paxton vowed to appeal the “bogus ruling” that found he improperly fired the four plaintiffs after they reported him to the FBI on allegations of corruption.

Students and supporters gather on campus to protest the Texas A&M University Board of Regents' decision on Draggieland in College Station, TX, on Wednesday, March 6, 2025.

Texas A&M can’t ban “Draggieland” drag show, federal judge rules

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Judge Lee H. Rosenthal said the student group that organizes Draggieland, the Queer Empowerment Council, was likely to succeed in showing the ban violates the First Amendment.

Clnica Waller Latinoamericana, one of Maria Rojas' network of clinics in Waller, Texas, remains closed after a Waller County judge granted a temporary injunction prohibiting the facilities from providing medical services.

Lawyers for Houston-area midwife accused of illegal abortions condemn state’s investigation

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Maria Rojas’ attorneys got their first chance to address the claims against her Thursday. She was released on bond but a judge ordered the clinics to remain closed.

Pills that are given to induce an abortion which remain under lock at the pharmacy are seen at the Inguarn Maternity Hospital in Mexico City, Mexico on July 1, 2022. Vernica G. Crdenas for The Texas Tribune

NY county clerk refuses to file Texas’ fine for doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills

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A Texas judge last month ordered Dr. Margaret Carpenter, who practices north of New York City, to pay the penalty for allegedly breaking that state’s law by prescribing abortion medication via telemedicine.

The family of Javier Amir Rodriguez, a victim of the El Paso Walmart shooting, at a 2022 memorial service at the El Paso County Healing Garden, on the third anniversary of the shooting that left 23 people dead.

After four prosecutors and nearly six years, El Paso DA decides it’s time to stop pursuing the death penalty for mass shooter

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The new DA campaigned on seeking the death penalty for the 2019 massacre, but said he offered the gunman a plea deal of life in prison to avoid dragging out the case for several more years.

Illustrated posters reading We Belong Here on the Texas Capitols rotunda floor during Texas Students for Diversity, Equity and Inclusions protest of HB1 Rider No. 186, which would defund DEI initiatives at public universities, on March 23, 2023.

Texas’ DEI debate centers on a disagreement about whether programs perpetuate or prevent discrimination

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Supporters say diversity initiatives close educational and income gaps born from a history of prejudice. Republican officials say they prioritize identity over merit.

Adam Byrd admitted to the 2023 murder of 22-year-old Jade Alvarez

‘A slap to the face’: Man gets 40 years in plea deal for girlfriend’s murder; family says it’s not enough

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A man who confessed to murdering his girlfriend in 2023 was sentenced to 40 years in prison Monday after accepting a plea deal. For the victim’s family, they believe the punishment falls far short of delivering justice.

Epiphany Richmond nearly caused head-on collisions with multiple vehicles, according to the district attorney’s office

Woman gets 8 years in plea deal for intoxicated wrong-way driving on I-10, Kendall County DA’s office says

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A woman has accepted a plea deal after driving the wrong way on Interstate 10 while intoxicated, according to the Kendall County Criminal District Attorney’s Office.