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i remember asking my bunky, do you think our brains are fine? all of these women that were suffering with me had not a lot of time, and feared they were getting death sentences. >> that was maggie luna, who was convicted of drug possession and served two years in texas state jail, which is the maximum sentence. two years felt like a death sentence for luna and the other women in that jail, because of the heat. which was in the triple digits. with the state now shattering heat records, state lawmakers in texas have attempted to pass laws to protect inmates in the summer by requiring air conditioning. but republicans have largely tanked those efforts. texas's inability, or it's resistance, to respond to this climate-related crisis is not that different from what happened in the state after 2021 winter storm, when mass blackouts resulted in hundreds of deaths. after that deadly winter, democratic state representative james telerico trying to pass a climate action bill. calling the storm a wake up