HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Gov. Greg Abbott was in Houston Monday morning to sign Texas' new bail law intended to "fix the broken bail system and keep dangerous criminals behind bars," according to the ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Gov. Greg Abbott was in Houston to sign a bail reform package into law Tuesday afternoon. Senate Bill 9 would restrict who is eligible for cashless bonds and allow the state ...

When a person faces criminal charges, the legal process can become overwhelming. One of the first hurdles involves bail and bond. For those charged, working with award winning Houston criminal defense ...

Texas’ systems for deciding who should remain behind bars while awaiting trial have long been criticized for unfairly keeping poor people locked up simply because they don't have the cash to post bail ...

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HOUSTON — Gov. Greg Abbott signed three new bail reform bills in Houston on Tuesday at a packed Crime Stoppers event, with two measures automatically becoming law while the third requires voter ...

When Texans head to the polls this year, they'll be faced with a criminal justice question: Should judges have more power to deny bail for people who have been arrested? The way pretrial release is ...

House Democrats on Tuesday blocked a last-minute push by Republicans to automatically deny bail to people accused of repeatedly committing violent crimes, striking a blow to one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s ...

HOUSTON (KXAN) — Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bail reform bill in Houston Tuesday surrounded by elected officials, bail reform advocates and victims’ families. The signing began at 2 p.m. at Crime ...