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With the threat of another hot summer ahead, advocates asked a federal judge to declare 100-degree-plus conditions in uncooled Texas facilities unconstitutional.| The Texas Tribune
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At a Capitol hearing, the Texas prison system's director said exceptions in construction requirements allowed for the cost decrease.| The Texas Tribune
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Following a legal settlement, the prison system has added temporary air conditioning to one unit and made other statewide changes. But the road to change wasn't cheap.| The Texas Tribune
A recent in-custody death report said an inmate died from hyperthermia in July, but Texas prison officials said he was in an air-conditioned cell.| The Texas Tribune
