Texans blame prison-industrial complex for Republican push to ban THC
Texans pointing the finger at the prison-industrial complex over Republican effort to ban THC, noting it often is a better ...
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Texas lawmakers are pushing harsher criminal penalties while prison and jail populations soar
Texas lawmakers are pushing more than 100 bills to clamp down on crime, threatening to overcrowd the state’s jails and ...
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Feds are opening more detention centers in Texas as Trump administration steps up deportations
Texas is likely to play an outsized role in detaining immigrants because it already has 21 detention facilities.
Former Dallas, Texas man gets life in prison in sexual abuse of ex-girlfriend’s daughter
A former state juvenile facility correctional officer who sexually abused his ex-girlfriend’s daughter for nine years and ...
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Texas court issues rare stay of execution for Death Row inmate who fought for DNA testing
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued the ... Wood told USA TODAY on Feb. 26 during an interview at a Texas state prison north of Houston. “How can I not be angry at the corruption that ...
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GEO Group can’t receive a $4 million state tax refund, Texas Supreme Court rules
Private prison company GEO Group sued the state comptroller in 2017, arguing the company's purchases qualified for an ...
Texas Republican introduces bill to make being transgender a felony
A Republican representative in Texas has introduced a bill that would make being transgender a felony in the state, ...
Texas midwife accused by state’s attorney general of providing illegal abortions
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that a Houston-area midwife has been arrested and accused of providing ...