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HOUSTON — The first thing Wil Kitchenges saw when he reached Huntsville was a plume of smoke drifting across Interstate 45.

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Allen Media Group launches three new court shows starting Monday, to be distributed in nationwide syndication.

Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week.
 Daytime programming, largely made up of nationally syndicated shows, won’t feature many significant changes this fall with no big-name talk show debuts. And unlike in prime time, where the concurrent writers’ and actors’ strikes will

The Huntsville Unit, better known as the historic “Walls” Unit, has been standing for 174 years. Around 2:30 a.m. Friday, a fire alarm sounded for smoke showing at the Unit

An official says a fire at a Texas state prison did not affect the chamber where condemned inmates are executed. A spokesperson for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice says Friday morning's fire at the prison in Huntsville is also not expected to affect the execution schedule. The next one is set for October. The fire forced more than 650 inmates to evacuate but injured no one. About 400 of the displaced inmates will be sent to other facilities. The fire appeared to be confined to the ...

More than 600 inmates had to be evacuated after a fire erupted at the Huntsville Unit early Friday, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Fire broke out Friday morning at a state prison in Texas, forcing more than 650 inmates to evacuate but injuring no one, an official said.

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Heavy flames coming from the cell block of one of Texas's prisons forced the evacuation of more than 600 prisoners before dawn on Friday, Texas Department of Criminal Justice officials said.