A sweeping revision of the process for releasing accused criminals on bail won initial approval from the Texas House on Friday night, nearly three months after the GOP-priority legislation stalled in ...

In Texas, 75% of proposed constitutional amendments have been passed by voters since 1876, while five previous amendments related to bail denial each passed with at least 79% of the vote.

Texas voters will decide this fall whether to give judges more power to keep potentially dangerous criminal defendants locked ...

Texas voters on Election Day will consider a proposed constitutional amendment that would broaden the circumstances in which judges can deny bail to criminal defendants awaiting trial on serious ...

Texas voters will decide if Prop 3 lets judges deny bail for certain violent felonies; see how it works and who is affected.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed into law a sweeping bail reform package aimed at tightening pretrial release rules and keeping violent offenders in jail. Read full article: Man receives 38-year ...

Read full article: Man shot during fight at West Side motel crashes vehicle along State Highway 151, SAPD says Millions of people across Texas could see their food assistance benefits delayed November ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Early voting for the November election continued across Texas on Saturday. This is the only weekend when ...

Texans have their eyes on a dramatic special session at the moment, but many new laws that passed during the regular session will take effect September 1. This week and next, the Chronicle is rounding ...

The bond amount set for the alleged killer of Las Palapas founder Edward “Ron” Acosta has sparked outrage. But it points to a larger conversation about how bond is determined in Texas and how much ...

An empty visitation window at the Polunsky Unit in Livingston on Jan. 31, 2024. This year Texas lawmakers approved many criminal justice bills, including some to reform the state's bail system and ...