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Advocacy groups say Texas inmates are 'being cooked to death' in state prisons without air conditioning

The filing says nearly 70% of Texas Department of Criminal Justice prisons lack air conditioning and units routinely reach 100 degrees or higher. read more

Texas inmates are 'being cooked to death' in state prisons, advocacy groups allege in suit

"Let's ensure that no one else – inmates or corrections officers – suffers these inhumane conditions," Richard Linklater said. read more

Oil and gas service company hit with lawsuit, accused of burning evidence

A Marion-based oil and gas service company is accused of burning evidence in connection to its Chapter 7 bankruptcy case, new court records reveal. read more

SEC hit with new lawsuit alleging 'mass surveillance' of Americans through stock market data

The Securities and Exchange Commission is illegally collecting data of every citizen who invests in the stock market, a new lawsuit by the New Civil Liberties Alliance claims. read more

SpaceX seeks new Texas venue for challenge to NLRB after 5th Circuit ruling

Rocket maker SpaceX has filed a second lawsuit in Texas challenging the U.S. National Labor Relations Board's structure after a federal appeals court refused to stop a nearly identical case filed by ... read more

After 15 Years on Death Row, A Texas Mother May Turn Out to Be Innocent

Melissa Elizabeth Lucio is having her case looked at again to decide whether she is culpable in her daughter’s death. read more

The rise and fall of a Texas patent court

U.S. District Judge Alan Albright. (U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas via Courthouse News) WACO, Texas (CN) — Alan Albright arrived at the Western District of Texas in 2018, ... read more

Texas Man Gets 16 Years for Fatal Human Smuggling Attempt After HSI, Partner Investigation

A central Texas man was sentenced to one count of conspiracy to transport noncitizens resulting in death and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm following an investigation conducted ... read more

Students allegedly told to perform murder in puppet show; Texas school district investigating

A substitute teacher in Texas is under investigation by a school district after allegedly assigning students to perform a violent puppet show. read more

Globe Life discloses details of DOJ probe, addresses fraud claim that caused stock drop

Globe Life executives also told investors on its first-quarter earnings call Tuesday that the company has hired an external audit firm to investigate the claims. read more