AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House advanced legislation on Monday that would make it easier to keep people charged with violent crimes in jail while they await trial and give judges more tools to deny ...

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 ...

While Harris County prosecutors already are using a new legislative tool to deny defendants' bail, some experts say it could ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A proposed Texas constitutional amendment that would let judges deny bail to people accused of certain violent or sexual crimes is drawing constitutional concerns ahead of the November ...

State Rep. John Smithee, R-Amarillo, urged the Texas House to vote for legislation to require judges to deny bail to certain defendants accused of violent offenses. Credit: Lorianne Willett/The Texas ...

Officials in South Texas are considering how new, stricter bail rules in the state constitution will have consequences ...

Texas’ systems for deciding who should remain behind bars while awaiting trial have long been criticized for unfairly keeping poor people locked up simply because they don't have the cash to post bail ...

When Texans head to the polls this year, they'll be faced with a criminal justice question: Should judges have more power to deny bail for people who have been arrested? The way pretrial release is ...

Texas voters on Tuesday were poised to amend the state Constitution to require judges to deny bail in certain cases to defendants accused of committing specific violent offenses, likely cementing a ...

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