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I found this on a site about texas laws concerning dogs:

Transporting or confining an animal in a cruel manner is another affirmative act prohibited under Texas law. “Cruel manner” is defined by the statute as “a manner that causes or permits unjustified or unwarranted pain or suffering.” Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 42.09(c)(3) (Vernon 2001). Texas courts have also had the opportunity to interpret what actions constitute “confining in a cruel manner.” In Lopez v. State, 720 S.W.2d 201 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1986), the defendants were convicted of confining their dog in a cruel manner. The facts indicate that the dog was left inside the car in mid-July in San Antonio. The car had a T-top, and was parked in direct sunlight with only an inch and a half crack in the windows. Although there was no direct evidence indicating that the dog did not have adequate ventilation, the court nevertheless sustained the conviction by relying on circumstantial evidence and testimony from an officer that it was “very hot inside the car.” Id. at 201.

I would think that someone would have to prove that the dogs were in pain or suffering to make to ticket stick. The only problem with this law is the wide area of interpretation of "SUFFERING". Good luck, I hope this will help.