Texas Board of Criminal Justice approves purchase of Dalby facility

FACILITY SELLS FOR $110 MILLION
  • Texas Board of Criminal Justice approves purchase of Dalby facility
    Texas Board of Criminal Justice approves purchase of Dalby facility
  • DALBY SALE Ron Stefa, chief financial officer of TDCJ, presented the Dalby facility sale to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice Aug. 19. The board approved the purchase for $110 million. TDCJ is already taking recruitment action. | COURTESY PHOTO
    DALBY SALE Ron Stefa, chief financial officer of TDCJ, presented the Dalby facility sale to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice Aug. 19. The board approved the purchase for $110 million. TDCJ is already taking recruitment action. | COURTESY PHOTO

    The 242nd meeting of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice convened Aug. 19 in Austin for action regarding the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) fiscal year 2026 proposed operating budget, which was recorded for later public viewing by those unable to attend in person and posted on YouTube.

    “This was an unprecedented session,” said Ron Stefa, chief financial officer of TDCJ. “The legislatur…