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Texas Executes Jamaal Howard as Lawyers Raise Pentobarbital Concerns After Failed Tennessee Execution • Father of 1996 Texarkana Shooting Victim Vows to Fight Killer's First Parole Review • Bexar County Fires Jail Deputy Who Posed for Photos With People in Custody • Smith County Jail Reports Fewer Mental Health Crises Under UT Health, but Nurse Shortages and Costs Remain • Person Dies in Hays County Jail After Being Found Unresponsive; DPS Investigating • TDCJ Advisory Group Urges Clearer Reentry Resources and Faster Answers for Families • Dallas County Jail Crowding Eases as Officials Fix Paperwork Delays That Held People Too Long • Inside the Gatesville Prison Where Women Learn Braille Transcription — and a Career • Revised TDCJ Policy Lets Transgender Adults Keep Hormone Therapy; Minors Must Taper Off • Escape Charge Dropped Against Man Hays County Jail Released by Mistake • Texas Executes Jamaal Howard as Lawyers Raise Pentobarbital Concerns After Failed Tennessee Execution • Father of 1996 Texarkana Shooting Victim Vows to Fight Killer's First Parole Review • Bexar County Fires Jail Deputy Who Posed for Photos With People in Custody • Smith County Jail Reports Fewer Mental Health Crises Under UT Health, but Nurse Shortages and Costs Remain • Person Dies in Hays County Jail After Being Found Unresponsive; DPS Investigating • TDCJ Advisory Group Urges Clearer Reentry Resources and Faster Answers for Families • Dallas County Jail Crowding Eases as Officials Fix Paperwork Delays That Held People Too Long • Inside the Gatesville Prison Where Women Learn Braille Transcription — and a Career • Revised TDCJ Policy Lets Transgender Adults Keep Hormone Therapy; Minors Must Taper Off • Escape Charge Dropped Against Man Hays County Jail Released by Mistake •
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Sep 5, 2026 ★Corruption and Abuse

Under Republican Rule, Texas Expands Prisons While Schools Close and Education Jobs Disappear

Republicans have controlled the Governor’s Office, Texas Senate and Texas House for more than two decades. The state’s current priorities are not accidental—they are the product of sustained…

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