Bill Requiring Air Conditioning in All Texas Prisons Wins Preliminary House Approval

Texas House advances bill that would require A/C in prisons

Bill requiring AC in all state prisons wins House passage

AUSTIN — The Texas House passed Friday a bill requiring prisons to have air conditioning by the end of 2032.

Bill requiring air conditioning in all Texas prisons wins House approval

Texas House approves bill mandating air conditioning in prisons by 2032, targeting key areas for climate control, pending Senate approval.

Bill requiring air conditioning in all Texas prisons wins preliminary House approval

AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — The Texas House gave preliminary approval Thursday to a bill requiring prisons to have air conditioning by the end of 2032. Lawmakers passed 89-43 House Bill 3006 by Terry Canales, D-Edinburg. If the Legislature or the federal government allocates funding, it will require the installation of climate control in phases to be completed by the end of 2032. The bill must go through one more round of approval in the House befo…

Texas House passes bill requiring AC in state prisons

The bill would require the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to install air conditioning at each of its facilities by the end of 2032.

Required air conditioning for state-run prisons advances in Texas House

State-run prisons would be required to have air conditioning by the end of 2032 under a bill advanced by the Texas House on Thursday.