A federal judge has ruled that conditions in Texas prisons without air conditioning violate inmates’ constitutional rights and ordered the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to install air conditioning throughout its prison system by the end of 2029.
safety
Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to activate state emergency response resources as heavy rain and flooding threaten parts of West Texas and the Texas Panhandle....
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Newly released video shows some of the moments before and after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot a Venezuelan man in North Austin on Su...
safety
Austin police are sharing more information and videos from their response to Sunday's ICE shooting in North Austin.
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PAWS Shelter of Central Texas and Austin Pets Alive! announced a merger creating Hays County Pets Alive!, a partnership aimed at expanding adoptions, medical care and lifesaving services....
schools
Kratom, an herbal substance whose components are opioid-related, was found in the investigation into two student deaths at the University of Mississippi, the local narcotics team said on Tuesday....
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U.S. Border Patrol agents recently found a dead migrant inside a train car in the Del Rio Sector.
safety
A fatal car crash in Michigan over the weekend happened after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents tried to stop the driver, Grand Rapids police said Tuesday....
government
A new poll shows the race for the U.S. Senate between Ken Paxton and James Talarico is now essentially tied. But the poll also shows a growing problem for one of the candidates within their own party....
business
A federal court has denied an injunction against a land exchange between SpaceX and the federal government, allowing the company to acquire over 700 acres of a South Texas wildlife refuge in exchange for 683 acres of private land....
News
The U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s standing in the court of public opinion has improved since the beginning of the year, but more people still disapprove of the department....
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Scientists may have found a biological explanation for "pregnancy brain." Here's what to know.
schools
Students at schools in Hays County and Pflugerville walked out of class Tuesday following the shooting of a 28-year-old man by an ICE agent in North Austin over the weekend....
