"Texas Prisons: A Deadly Summer and Climate Crisis"

Texas prisons are facing criticism for the lack of air conditioning, with Democrats on the House Oversight Committee calling for an investigation into the state's failure to expand AC in its prisons. While officials plan to add 11,000 air conditioned beds by the end of next year, this leaves nearly 100,000 inmates without relief from the sweltering Texas heat. The state has been accused of slow progress, and a study published last year linked 271 deaths in Texas prisons between 2001 and 2019 to heat-related issues and a lack of air conditioning. The spike in deaths this year has raised concerns, with advocates calling for federal intervention to improve prison conditions.