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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 ...

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 ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — A new Texas constitutional amendment will take effect Jan. 1, requiring judges and magistrates to deny bail to people accused of certain violent offenses. More than 60% of Texans ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A proposed Texas constitutional amendment that would let judges deny bail to people accused of certain violent or sexual crimes is drawing constitutional concerns ahead of the November ...

An amendment to the Texas Constitution, Proposition 3, allows judges to deny bail for people accused of certain violent or sexual offenses. Prosecutors must meet a high standard of "clear and ...

“A-Way-Out! Bail Bonds” is one of many locations of its kind in downtown Houston. Taken on October 17, 2019. A state constitutional amendment approved by Texas voters last year gives judges the ...

U.S. District Court Judge Lee Rosenthal is giving Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton the opportunity to argue that new state laws could invalidate a first-of-its-kind bail reform in Harris County. In a ...

KPRC’s Deven Clarke spoke with Andy Kahan, director of Victim Services at Crime Stoppers of Houston, who spent years advocating for the law. Recommended Videos Kahan has organized annual holiday ...

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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 ...