Texas jail headlines

Here are several recent articles related to overcrowding problems and solutions at Texas jails:

• "County jail facing huge bills for ambulance trips," Dallas Morning News, 11-26

• "County commissioners OK tents for prisoners," Brownsville Herald, 11-29
  

• "County jail report shows problems," Corsicana Daily Sun, 11-14

• "Sheriffs want solution to housing parole violators," Longview News-Journal, 11-24
  

• "Howard County jail fails inspection, must close in two weeks," AP, 11-17
  

• "Sheriff gets $150,000 to send inmates to other counties," Nacogdoches Sentinel, 11-28
  

• "Jail overcrowding eased for now," Kerrville Daily Times, 11-29

• "County pulls plug on state contract for jail," Seguin Gazette-Enterprise, 11-29