AUSTIN (Nexstar) — During his State of the State address, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared bail reform an emergency item, allowing the legislature to prioritize it immediately. On Feb. 3, Sen. Joan ...

AUSTIN (KXAN)- Bail bond reform was named one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s emergency items for the 2025 legislative session, which he announced on Sunday at the State of the State address. Abbott earmarks ...

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 ...

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 lawmakers are pushing for major changes in how cash bail is set, and they have a familiar target: Harris County. At issue is who decides how much money someone must pay in order to get out of ...

Local governments around the country are reconsidering the use of cash bail. But those changes often lead to political backlash. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd continues his series from Harris County, ...

It’s been nearly five years since cash bail was removed for people charged with most kinds of misdemeanor crimes in Harris County, Texas, home to Houston. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd headed to Harris ...

A county judge has agreed to reduce the bail amount for the Texas teenager accused of fatally stabbing another student at a track meet earlier this month. In a Monday morning hearing, Karmelo ...

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