Children in Dallas County’s juvenile detention center were unlawfully secluded for days, circumventing due process and best practices for juvenile justice. That’s according to a yearlong investigation by state inspectors into allegations of inhumane treatment and neglect; In other news, Union Pacific Railroad is one step closer to eliminating its workforce in the east Texas town of Palestine after action by the Texas Supreme Court Friday. The court dismissed a petition by Anderson County to weigh in after a February state court ruling; For fiscal year 2023, the Foundation had total revenue of $24.2 billion, from which $2.131 billion came from the Texas Lottery. The lottery allocates just over $2 billion annually to Texas schools, which covers about five days of a typical 180-day school year; and Texas Rangers pitching prospect Kumar Rocker has earned a promotion to the big leagues after two months of dominating minor league hitters.

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