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Jailed to death: Family, ex-guards say lax training rampant in for-profit's jails

Last year, state regulators found that officials in the Parker County jail were routinely falsifying training records.

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Jailed to death: False paperwork, deaths widespread in N. Texas for-profit's jails

Families say their loved ones died in for-profit jails because of medical neglect.

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Pill mill oversight tightens. Is it enough to prevent more harm?

Sharon Miller insists her mom's 2014 suicide had everything to do with Dr. Randall Wade.

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UNT student on alleged gang rape: 'I was just some piece of meat'

She says after members of the basketball team sexually assaulted her, they asked her to join their escort service. UNT says it investigated, and no coaches were linked. But WFAA found otherwise.

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That rented couch you’re sitting on could land you in jail

In Texas, if customers enter into a rent-to-own contract, failing to pay can become a criminal matter.

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Nearly $100 million in natural gas lost to leaks in Dallas County

A WFAA investigation found Atmos may often be slow to fix leaks – including some of the most serious – and that the company has lost or can't account for tens of millions of dollars of natural gas flowing through its system.

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Against Their Will: Resources for families dealing with mental health care

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As parking garages reach max life expectancy, expect more failures, experts say

No one was hurt, but the structural failure prompts this question: How likely is this to happen again elsewhere?

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Documents: Atmos discouraged evacuations before gas explosion in Irving

Atmos' reluctance to evacuate the Irving neighborhood is similar to the company's actions in northwest Dallas last month.

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Help Wanted: School counselors prevent violence, so why aren't there more on U.S., Texas campuses?

Proven to help prevent violence in schools that gets too little attention...school counselors.

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Patients say sedative known as 'booty juice' injected against their will

A growing number of children and teenagers admitted voluntarily to North Texas for-profit psychiatric hospitals told WFAA that they've been injected with powerful sedative drugs without their parents' knowledge.

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