Heat

New data shows parts of the city can be as much as 12 degrees hotter than other areas. Dallas officials hope new data will help it find solutions to these "heat islands."

Judge Robert Pitman says inmates who sued the state could win their case but that the fix is not easy or cheap.

The investigation was triggered by a federal judge, who questioned the state’s recordkeeping. Inmates are suing the state, alleging the heat inside the state’s dozens of un-air conditioned prisons is dangerous.

Amid the L.A. wildfires and Trump’s crackdown on immigration, visual artist Eliana Miranda is focused on painting about heat-related issues along the U.S.- Mexico border.

A Texas lawmaker wants to delay when the school year starts to help lessen strain on the state's power grid. Experts say it wouldn't make a difference.

Ever since the heat dome first settled over North Texas in late May, the rising number of people experiencing homelessness in Denton have struggled to find overnight relief from the heat that lingers after dark.

Deaths from heat are notoriously difficult to quantify because of how complex and subjective the process is. It leaves officials with an incomplete picture of who heat kills.

The 79-year-old woman was a Dallas resident who lived in east Dallas and did not have pre-existing medical conditions, according to county health officials.

The North Texas Fair & Rodeo will open its 96th season this Friday and officials say they will decide on a day-to-day basis to delay amusement rides due to the expected heat.

Newly released autopsies show extreme temperatures in state prisons may have contributed to multiple recent deaths behind bars. But the state says heat hasn’t killed any prisoners in more than a decade. A lawsuit challenging Texas prison heat protocols will be heard in federal court on Tuesday.

A Parkland Health pharmacy specialist explains why overexposure in high temperatures can make people on certain medications more sensitive to heat.

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