The issue of bail bonds reform has become red meat for Gov. Greg Abbott, who’s been on social media using issues in the system to criticize judges in Harris County, Texas’ most populous county. The ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate voted Wednesday to advance a constitutional amendment that, if voters approve in November, would require judges to deny bond for people accused of certain felonies if ...

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 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House advanced legislation on Monday that would make it easier to keep people charged with violent crimes in jail while they await trial and give judges more tools to deny ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House on Monday advanced a sweeping package to crack down on bail laws, setting a longtime priority of Gov. Greg Abbott’s — to keep more dangerous people accused of violent ...

AUSTIN, Texas — New changes could be coming for Texas' criminal courts and how judges set bail. Bail reform is one of Gov. Greg Abbott's seven emergency items for the 2025 Legislative Session, but not ...

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 ...

“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 ...

“The idea of transparency regarding bail decisions is always a good thing,” Bexar County 379th District Court Judge Ron Rangel said. Rangel said he supports most of the changes but emphasized the ...

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 ...

During an April 9 City Council meeting, Houston Mayor John Whitmire made an alarming claim. "There are like 900 people charged with murder or capital murder on the streets of Houston today, out on ...