Senate Joint Resolution 1, or "Jocelyn's Law," would keep people without authority to be in the U.S. who are charged with ...

The Texas Senate passed a trio of legislation from Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) on Wednesday aimed at tightening rules ...

A Texas teen accused in an October 2024 murder has been released from police custody after posting bond, which was ...

On any given day, Texas county jails detain over 53,000 people who are simply awaiting adjudication. These Texans remain ...

The Texas Senate passed a trio of proposals Wednesday to further restrict bail, sending the “bail reform” package to the ...

Opponents of the bail reform package say the proposed changes are based on false pretenses and could unjustly keep innocent ...

Six weeks into the legislative session, Texas lawmakers are focusing on education, property taxes and bail changes.

Montgomery County District Attorney Brett Ligon is hopeful several bail reform measures passed through the Texas Senate this ...

The Texas Senate, by nearly unanimous votes ... but those died in the House. Four out of the five pieces of bail reform legislation Huffman authored were passed out of committee last week during ...

Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have prioritized efforts to tighten bail laws, saying Harris County judges are ...

Members of the Texas Senate's Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony Wednesday on five bail-related bills aimed at ...

The debate over bail reform is intensifying in Texas, with Governor Greg Abbott declaring it an emergency item.