{"podcast":{"title":"Dallas News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"dallas-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7461827","podcast_index_feed_id":7461827,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-dallas-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-dallas-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":556,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Dallas News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Dallas—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Dallas News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T10:21:11.796074+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dallas-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7461827"},"episode":{"title":"Texas Prisons Seek $800M for Cooling | Dallas News","slug":"texas-prisons-seek-800m-for-cooling-dallas-news","published_at":"2026-09-16T23:48:10+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dallas-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7461827/texas-prisons-seek-800m-for-cooling-dallas-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dallas-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7461827","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/87f5d3073a36fe56","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/91ffd371-2b8e-4920-8ed0-36f94e090e73.mp3","summary":"Texas prisons are seeking $300 million to cool 15,000 beds and $590 million for new climate-controlled dorms—adding 21,000 more cooled spaces—despite only 38 of 104 state prisons being fully air-conditioned. With no legal temperature limits and federal courts calling extreme heat “unconstitutional,” officials prioritize vulnerable inmates while advocates argue current measures like fans and cold showers fall short. The debate over who deserves climate control—and how much it should cost—rages on. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Sources: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article317243776.html More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/87f5d3073a36fe56 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Texas prisons are seeking $300 million to cool 15,000 beds and $590 million for new climate-controlled dorms—adding 21,000 more cooled spaces—despite only…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":107,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dallas-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7461827/episodes/texas-prisons-seek-800m-for-cooling-dallas-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dallas-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7461827/texas-prisons-seek-800m-for-cooling-dallas-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}