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 ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - One of the constitutional amendments that Texans will have their say on later this year involves changes to what crimes judges can deny bail for. If the constitutional amendment ...

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 ...

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 ...

With about a month left in the Texas legislative session, Gov. Greg Abbott is pushing another one of his "emergency items": a constitutional amendment on bail reform. The governor is urging Texas ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Texas voters on Election Day will consider a proposed constitutional amendment that would broaden the circumstances in which judges can deny bail to criminal defendants awaiting trial on serious ...