Federal judge rules prison heat conditions are unconstitutional, but doesn’t require air conditioning

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Housing Texas prison inmates in sweltering facilities that lack air conditioning is “plainly unconstitutional,” U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman said Wednesday in a groundbre

J-Hope's San Antonio fans showed lots of love during riveting Frost Bank Center show

South Korean rapper, singer and songwriter J-Hope fired up the Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, delivering a nearly sold-out first night of the two San Antonio dates booked for his Hope on the Stage tour. The 31-show, 14-city tour only included six North American stops. With the others scheduled for

Texas Republican lawmakers take aim at sex toy sales

Texas Republicans have declared war on personal pleasure devices, filing two separate bills this legislative session aimed at regulating the sale of vibrators and dildos. Senate Bill 3003, filed by State Sen. Angela Paxton — a McKinney Republican married to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton — takes

Adria Arjona urges Hollywood to tell more original Latino stories like Los Frikis

The forthcoming dramatic film Los Frikis tells the true story of a Cuban punk subculture made up of young people who defied their government by listening to rock ’n’ roll. During the 1990s, some members of the Los Frikis subculture purposely injected themselves with HIV-infected blood so they could