Bail reform has been a yearslong priority for Gov. Greg Abbott, who has named the issue an emergency item for the last few regular legislative sessions. The Texas Legislature this year passed a ...
Inside a mostly empty courtroom Monday morning, attorneys delivered closing arguments in the first bench trial for people accused of conspiring with Houston's AABLE Bail Bonds to spring men charged ...
The Amber Alert issued Tuesday for a 13-year-old Grapevine girl has been canceled. The teen was found safe in Houston, police say. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archives A Texas Amber Alert issued Tuesday ...
An investigation into a Houston bail bondsman’s business practices started with an inquiry into how gang members were getting out of the Harris County Jail, a Houston Police Department sergeant said ...
Syracuse, N.Y. — On a night shift in January 2024, two deputies were sifting through thousands of bail bond records at the Onondaga County Justice Center jail. The deputies, Sgt. Ashley Keeney and ...
The Texas Water Development Board will sell its largest-ever bond issue this week as part of a $2.6 billion, two-deal offering and ahead of a November election on a proposed constitutional amendment ...
MINUTES. ALL RIGHT, KEVIN, THANK YOU. RIGHT NOW, KEY SERVICES STILL DOWN A WEEKS AFTER A CYBER ATTACK AT THE ORLEANS PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE. AND IT’S NOT JUST A TECH ISSUE. IT’S AFFECTING REAL PEOPLE ...
Bail is a core part of the American justice system, meant to provide assurances that a person released before trial will show up for their court date. Some jurisdictions have abandoned or restricted ...
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President Donald Trump recently signed two executive orders targeting "cashless bail," the policies that permit the release of people arrested for crimes pending trial without requiring them to pay ...
Mr. Cherson and Mr. Gaspar work at the Bail Project. President Trump recently declared that bail reform is contributing to a public safety “emergency” in Washington and issued two executive orders ...
GRAPEVINE, Texas — GrapeFest will shut down Grapevine's Historic Main Street starting Sept. 11, according to the Grapevine Convention and Visitors Bureau. The 39th annual GrapeFest will be held Sept.