Texas lawmaker's bail reform bill package heads to House after easy path through Senate
The Texas Senate passed a trio of legislation from Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) on Wednesday aimed at tightening rules around bail in Texas. The proposals, which are among Gov. Greg Abbott's top priorities this year,
The debate over bail reform is intensifying in Texas, with Governor Greg Abbott declaring it an emergency item.
Members of the Texas Senate's Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony Wednesday on five bail-related bills aimed at ...
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At least 54 died since 2018 waiting for Texas state hospital openingKXAN investigators have explored a growing backlog of people in Texas jails who need mental competency restoration. While an advisory committee has largely focused on finding state hospital beds for ...
(Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune, Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune ... condolences before Nungaray testified before the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, moving Huffman to tears and eliciting ...
Since Texas reinstated capital punishment and adopted lethal injection as its means of execution in 1977, the state has put ...
Texas has executed a man convicted of killing two men as part of a 2004 dispute with his boss at a strip club.
The state of Texas immediately appealed the ruling to the Fifth Circuit ... the case to move to trial as the appeal remains pending. Aaron Martinez covers the criminal justice system for the ...
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is committed to enhancing public safety by prioritizing the rehabilitation of ...
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