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House panel passes bill requiring air conditioning in Texas prisons by 2032

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.

Mountain View prison in Gatesville on September 19, 2019.

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