Bail Reform /tags/bail-reform Bail Reform en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 21:04:09 GMT Texas Bill To Require Cash Bail For Those Accused Of Violent Crimes Becomes Law /crime-justice/2021-09-13/texas-bill-to-require-cash-bail-for-those-accused-of-violent-crimes-becomes-law Senate Bill 6 will bar those accused of violent crimes from being released from jail before trial unless they can put up cash. That provision of the bill will go into effect Dec. 2. Mon, 13 Sep 2021 21:04:09 GMT /crime-justice/2021-09-13/texas-bill-to-require-cash-bail-for-those-accused-of-violent-crimes-becomes-law Jolie McCullough | The Texas Tribune A Texas GOP Bill Would Make It Harder For Nonprofits To Bail People Out Of Jail /crime-justice/2021-07-29/a-texas-gop-bill-would-make-it-harder-for-nonprofits-to-bail-people-out-of-jail People such as Tonya Galvan and Hervis Rogers, a man accused of voting illegally, would likely be forced to stay behind bars much longer if this Republican bill becomes law. Thu, 29 Jul 2021 16:24:27 GMT /crime-justice/2021-07-29/a-texas-gop-bill-would-make-it-harder-for-nonprofits-to-bail-people-out-of-jail Jen Rice, Houston Public Media Senate Presses Forward Passing GOP Voting And Bail Bills, As Texas House In Chaos Over Democrats鈥� Decampment /politics/2021-07-13/senate-presses-forward-passing-gop-voting-and-bail-bills-as-texas-house-in-chaos-over-democrats-decampment If the House Democrats who skipped town to block voting legislation don鈥檛 return before the special session ends, the Senate bills will languish without becoming law. Wed, 14 Jul 2021 00:46:06 GMT /politics/2021-07-13/senate-presses-forward-passing-gop-voting-and-bail-bills-as-texas-house-in-chaos-over-democrats-decampment James Barrag谩n and Jolie McCullough | The Texas Tribune Texas House, Senate Committees Advance Bill Making It Harder To Bond Out Of Jail Pretrial /politics/2021-07-12/texas-house-senate-committees-advance-bill-making-it-harder-to-bond-out-of-jail-pretrial House Bill 2 and Senate Bill 6 would bar a defendant from being released on a personal recognizance bond if charged with committing a violent or sexual crime, or if charged with committing a crime while already out on bond. Mon, 12 Jul 2021 13:32:59 GMT /politics/2021-07-12/texas-house-senate-committees-advance-bill-making-it-harder-to-bond-out-of-jail-pretrial Andrew Schneider | Houston Public Media Gov. Abbott Limited Texas Judges' Ability To Grant Bonds. Opponents Say That's Unconstitutional. /austin/2020-04-03/gov-abbott-limited-texas-judges-ability-to-grant-bonds-opponents-say-thats-unconstitutional With courts largely shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, attorney Steve Brand wasn't working at his usual breakneck clip.Then on Sunday, that鈥� Fri, 03 Apr 2020 21:13:12 GMT /austin/2020-04-03/gov-abbott-limited-texas-judges-ability-to-grant-bonds-opponents-say-thats-unconstitutional Andrew Weber Inmates' Attorneys Challenge Abbott's Order Banning Some Jail Release, Say It's Unconstitutional /crime-justice/2020-04-01/inmates-attorneys-challenge-abbotts-order-banning-some-jail-release-say-its-unconstitutional Gov. Greg Abbott鈥檚 order restricting the release of some Texas jail inmates during the coronavirus pandemic is being challenged in federal court. Civil鈥� Wed, 01 Apr 2020 23:53:58 GMT /crime-justice/2020-04-01/inmates-attorneys-challenge-abbotts-order-banning-some-jail-release-say-its-unconstitutional Jolie McCullough | Texas Tribune With Automatic Release For Misdemeanor Cases, AG真人百家乐 County Takes A Step Toward Bail Reform /crime-justice/2020-02-07/with-automatic-release-for-misdemeanor-cases-travis-county-takes-a-step-toward-bail-reform People arrested for misdemeanors in AG真人百家乐 County will no longer have to pay cash to be released from jail, under an order released Thursday by county鈥� Sat, 08 Feb 2020 00:40:49 GMT /crime-justice/2020-02-07/with-automatic-release-for-misdemeanor-cases-travis-county-takes-a-step-toward-bail-reform Andrew Weber