AC servicing is crucial for maintaining efficiency, preventing breakdowns, and ensuring air quality. Regular maintenance, ...

Those findings were referenced in a 91-page ruling issued last week by Austin-based U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman, who opined that the lack of air conditioning in Texas prisons is ...

Housing Texas prison inmates in sweltering facilities that lack air conditioning is “plainly unconstitutional,” U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman said Wednesday in a groundbreaking ...

In 2018, the state was ordered to install air conditioning at a unit for older prisoners and those that are medically vulnerable. Officials at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice did not ...

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Pitman found that Texas prisoners "experience irreparable harm" while climate control remains out of reach. However, he wrote, ordering the system to install temporary air conditioning would delay ...

A state bill that passed the Texas Senate could mean the end of the line for hundreds of businesses in Houston, possibly even a major expansion. As the Texas Legislature prioritizes a crackdown on ...