Texas Department of Criminal Justice renewal bill goes to governor - The Dallas Morning News
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice will continue operations until Sept. 2021, pending House acceptance of a committee report and the governor’s signature.
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It would also open up the contract for the inmate the medical program, previously dominated by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.
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