Santa Rita Courts was built in 1939, and was the first public housing built in the United States. The city plans to renovate ...

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards requires "one jailer on each floor where 10 or more inmates are housed, with no less than one jailer per 48 inmates." To meet that, the Polk County sheriff said ...

Staff and inmates have long complained the 111-year-old prison is outdated, but it plays a critical role in the prison ...

A proposal aimed at reforming “traveling” housing finance corporations could set off a wave of multifamily distress in big ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An ex-jail supervisor in West Virginia was sentenced Thursday to more than 17 years in federal ...

Mayor Paulette Guajardo appointed three people to the Corpus Christi Housing Authority board of commissioners after the city challenges the housing authority's tax exemption practices.

Starting with cases involving sexual orientation and identity, the Department of Housing and Urban Development is hobbling ...

After reports of rampant abuse in youth prisons, lawmakers want more kids in adult prisons and seek to restrict watchdog ...

The Lone Star State has one of the best economies, but it ranked below-average overall. See which areas brought it down the list of best U.S. states.

The lawsuit filed by the MacArthur Justice Center says that in the summer, the lack of air conditioning or heat solutions at ...

The lawsuit alleges that those with certain medical conditions and those in solitary confinement are at increased risk in Algoa Correctional Center, which does not have central air conditioning. The ...

The Texas housing market is cooling, with Lubbock seeing home prices dip 1% this January. Larger cities like Austin are ...