Lawmakers passed 79-39 House Bill 3006 by Terry Canales, D-Edinburg. If the Legislature or the federal government allocates ...

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.

“The state must fully fund the system now, in this legislative session,” said Erica Grossman, a lawyer for the plaintiffs who sued Bryan Collier, the prison agency’s executive directo ...