Texas heat

Texas heat has killed prisoners and cost the state millions in wrongful death and civil rights lawsuits. Prison rights advocates hope a budget surplus next year will finally push lawmakers to invest in air conditioning.

The research from Texas A&M University shows how many incarcerated individuals and staff are suffering from heat-related illnesses and death.

More than four dozen workers have died from excessive heat in Texas, according to an investigation by Columbia Journalism Investigations, NPR and The Texas Newsroom.

TEXAS POWER GRID - The Texas electrical grid went into this summer with the slimmest electricity reserve margin ever. That means on the hottest day of...