Bill filed after bail bond reform named priority for Texas Legislature
Bail bond reform was named one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s emergency items for the 2025 legislative session, which he announced on ...
Texas governor announces bail reforms to keep dangerous criminals behind bars
Governor Greg Abbott has announced new bail reforms aimed at improving public safety in Texas. The reforms, developed in ...
Local lawmaker pushes to include human smuggling in bail reform after repeat offender case
Governor Greg Abbott has identified bail reform as a key legislative priority this session, aiming to keep violent repeat ...
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Abbott’s Familiar Priorities Include Property Taxes, Vouchers, Cracking Down on Bail
Abbott’s emergency items include property tax relief, improving water infrastructure, creating a universal school voucher ...
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Legislature will address bail reform in upcoming session
AUSTIN (Nexstar)- Governor Greg Abbott addressed the Senate in a passionate speech on Tuesday, the first day of the Texas Legislature’s Session. Within the first five minutes, he made the crowd ...
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Texas governor signs controversial bail reform bill
Republican Governor Greg Abbott said “Democrat socialist” judges in Houston have been letting dangerous criminals out of jail on cashless bonds ... bail. Opponents say it discriminates against poor ...
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Bill filed after bail bond reform named priority for Texas Legislature
AUSTIN (KXAN)- Bail bond reform was named one of Gov ... Abbott earmarks session priorities, calls on Texas Lege to be ‘guardians of freedom’ “Activist judges simply have too much discretion ...