A federal lawsuit filed in 2016 argued that the county’s misdemeanor bail system effectively jailed people for being poor, ...

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 ...

Police were searching for a driver who hit and killed a woman in Southwest Houston. Police search for driver who hit, killed woman in Southwest Houston Read full article: Police search for driver who ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — A new Texas constitutional amendment will take effect Jan. 1, requiring judges and magistrates to deny bail to people accused of certain violent offenses. More than 60% of Texans ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Texas judges will now be required to deny bail for people accused of certain criminal offenses after voters overwhelmingly approved bail reform during Tuesday’s constitutional ...

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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