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Required air conditioning for state-run prisons advances in Texas House
State-run prisons would be required to have air conditioning by the end of 2032 under a bill advanced by the Texas House on ...
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Bill requiring air conditioning in all Texas prisons wins House approval
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Texas House passes bill requiring AC in state prisons
The bill would require the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to install air conditioning at each of its facilities by the ...
Abuse is rampant in Texas youth prisons, feds say. Now lawmakers want more kids in adult prisons
After reports of rampant abuse in youth prisons, lawmakers want more kids in adult prisons and seek to restrict watchdog ...
Texas House advances bill that would require A/C in prisons
An Austin federal judge has declared extreme heat in Texas prisons “plainly unconstitutional." The bill faces an uphill battle in the Senate.
North Texans arrested as part of nationwide crackdown to catch child sex abuse offenders, DOJ says | Operation Restore Justice
One hundred fifteen children were rescued in the operation, which was executed over the course of five days, the DOJ said in ...
Petition filed with highest Texas court to reinstate Staley’s capital murder conviction
The Wichita County District Attorney has filed a petition, asking the highest court in Texas to reinstate the capital murder ...
Police say TDCJ inmate called in bomb threat to Hillsboro, Texas elementary school
Police say a warrant will be sought for the 31-year-old inmate, who was not identified and remains in TDCJ custody.