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Texas bills requiring air-conditioned prisons languish despite temperatures being ruled unconstitutional
The five bills that would require complete air conditioning in state prisons haven’t had a hearing yet, and the money set for ...
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Federal judge says extreme heat in Texas prisons is "unconstitutional," but denies immediate A/C installation
A federal judge on Wednesday found the extreme heat in Texas prisons is "plainly unconstitutional," but declined to order the state to ... at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice did not ...
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Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuits
In Louisiana, a group of men incarcerated at a state penitentiary this week ... On Thursday, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said it has asked lawmakers for $118 million to install ...
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Texas court issues rare stay of execution for Death Row inmate who fought for DNA testing
The incredible move by the Texas court came almost simultaneously as a federal judge in Louisiana temporarily blocked that state's ... at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Huntsville ...
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Texas Death Row inmate David Wood 'Desert Killer' maintains innocence days before execution
Thirty-seven years to the day, the state of Texas is set to execute ... March 13, at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Huntsville Unit prison. David Leonard Wood, known as the "Desert ...
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Local man sentenced on possession of child pornography
Sentenced to 3.5 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (Institutional Division.) Offense: Possession of a controlled substance from PG1 weighing less than 1 gram, state jail felony ...
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Property tax relief, border security. Here are 7 highlights from proposed Texas budget
The exterior of the Texas State Capitol seen from Congress ... SB 1 includes $9.8 billion for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, an increase of 13% over last cycle, and nearly $1 billion ...
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'Armed and dangerous': Police seek 2 men in killing of Texas rapper G$ Lil Ronnie, daughter
Police said Robinson is a convicted sex offender who was released from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in August. His prior convictions include the sexual assault of a 55-year-old woman ...
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Federal appeals court reverses Texas death row inmate’s conviction
Holberg’s attorneys didn’t immediately respond to The Texas Tribune’s request for comment on Monday. A Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesperson ... The state’s use of capital ...
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Texas government agencies move to limit work-from-home policies
AUSTIN — Based on instructions from the governor’s office to review pandemic-era policies allowing government employees to work from home, state ... the Texas Department of Criminal Justice ...
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Federal appeals court reverses Texas death row inmate's 1998 murder conviction
Holberg's attorneys didn't immediately respond to The Texas Tribune's request for comment on Monday. A Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesperson ... sentences. The state's use of capital ...