For a third consecutive time, a bill requiring prisons to have air conditioning has likely died in the Texas Senate.

After years of sweltering summers and blistering winters for inmates and staff, prisons in our community and across Texas could soon see climate control systems.

Laredo's Alexander High School celebrated the college commitments of two student-athletes on May 29. Student-athletes ...

Authorities say McArthur Deashy Mathis, a 6-foot-2-inch-tall Black male with brown eyes, a bald head and multiple tattoos on his head and neck, escaped from the Cross Creek Psychiatric and Addiction ...

Another problem with lockdowns is the food. When the Texas Department of Criminal Justice places a prison on lockdown, it closes the mess halls to prevent large gatherings of people. Right now ...

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is headquartered in Huntsville, maintains five prisons within the city limits, and four more just minutes outside of town. About 8,500 inmates - who are ...

Authorities are searching for McArthur Mathis, a violent offender who escaped a psychiatric hospital in Austin. He may be in Grimes or nearby counties.

Texas police are searching for McArthur Mathis, who escaped from a psychiatric hospital, on Wednesday. He is facing multiple charges and is considered armed and dangerous.