Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion in August to vacate the ODonnell Consent Decree, a first-of-its-kind bail ...

The issue of bail bonds reform has become red meat for Gov. Greg Abbott, who’s been on social media using issues in the system to criticize judges in Harris County, Texas’ most populous county. The ...

A federal judge has begun sentencing dozens accused of using fake pay stubs to secure fraudulent bail bonds through Houston’s ...

North Main Bail Bond is one of many locations of its kind in downtown Houston. Taken on Oct. 17, 2019. “In bail talks, lawmakers close in on Texas GOP goal of keeping defendants in jail” was first ...

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 ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Gov. Greg Abbott was in Houston Monday morning to sign Texas' new bail law intended to "fix the broken bail system and keep dangerous criminals behind bars," according to the ...

Three Houston residents have been found guilty of participating in a scheme to fraudulently secure the release of Harris County inmates using falsified bail bond documents.

Dozens of people were arrested and accused of participating in a scheme involving the Harris County bail system in 2024. The scheme, according to federal prosecutors, was organized by a single bail ...

Should prosecutors and judges have expanded powers to delay or stop accused offenders from getting out on bail while awaiting trial? Should undocumented immigrants automatically be denied bail if they ...

Houston and Harris County are at the center of a years-long debate over bail reform: how to ensure that potentially violent suspects stay jailed while awaiting trial but not punishing or ...

New Texas constitutional amendment expands bail denial for murder, assault, and trafficking charges. Judges must now provide written justification when granting bail.

The measure would allow judges to deny bail only for defendants accused of specific violent felonies, including murder, capital murder, aggravated sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated ...