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 ...
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.
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How did Texas change its bail laws this year? Here's what to know about recent legislation
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott came to Houston on June 3 to sign what he called the "strongest" package of bail legislation in Texas history into law. It was a victory for anti-crime advocates, as bail has ...
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 ...
HOUSTON — This November, Texas voters will decide on 17 proposed amendments to the state constitution. One of the most ...
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 ...
The debate over Proposition 3 echoes the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1987 decision in United States v. Salerno, which upheld a ...
Proposition 3 won’t make Texans safer, says Jay Jenkins of the Wren Collective. It will expand pretrial detention, overcrowd ...
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