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Judge orders Texas to admit all mentally ill jail detainees to state facilities within 21 days
Summary by Denton News Editorial Desk By Toluwani Osibamowo KERA News , as published by Denton Record-Chronicle
· July 9, 2026
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An Austin federal judge ordered a state health agency to admit all mentally incompetent jail detainees to state facilities within 21 days to have their mental health restored before trial.
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