A bill requiring air conditioning in the state’s prisons gained approval from a Texas House panel this week. House Bill 3006, ...

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Weeks after a federal judge declared hot conditions in Texas prisons unconstitutional, a bill requiring air conditioning in those facilities by 2032 has gained traction in the House. A House panel ...

Meanwhile, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has told the Texas Tribune that the cost to install the air conditioning system is estimated to be more than $1 billion.

A House panel approved on Wednesday a bill to require prisons to have air-conditioning by the end of 2032. House Bill 3006, by Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, would ...