Lawmakers passed 79-39 House Bill 3006 by Terry Canales, D-Edinburg. If the Legislature or the federal government allocates ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new page on the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) website now tracks air conditioning construction projects at state jail facilities. According to the TDCJ, the ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - State prison facilities that struggle with persistent staffing challenges could be forced to close. This is one of the recommendations from a recent evaluation of the Texas ...

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice seized hundreds of weapons and drugs and nearly 35 gallons of alcohol as part of a systemwide lockdown and search of all prison facilities. TDCJ said the ...

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is currently in talks geared toward reassuming control over prison facilities ...

Housing Texas prison inmates in sweltering ... and housing areas throughout the TDCJ system." The background: About 85,000 Texas prison inmates reside in facilities that do not have air ...

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