The Republican’s Senate Bill 40 would ban political subdivisions from sending public funds to nonprofits that pay bail bonds ...

The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice recently heard testimony on a proposed bill targeting bail system reform to prevent ...

Members of the Texas Senate's Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony Wednesday on five bail-related bills aimed at ...

Monitor Photo/Ashlee SawyerMembers of the Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce and leadership class, pose for a picture with State Representative Keith Bell (front center) on the steps of the ...

On Wednesday, a senate committee advanced the bail bond package they claim will give judges more opportunities to deny bail ...

State lawmakers are moving forward on legislation to keep violent undocumented immigrants in jail. That's just one piece of the bail reform package, also known as Senate Bill 9.

Patrick and State Sen. Joan Huffman say the Senate has passed bail reform bills with bipartisan support numerous times, but ...

The package of bills would tighten the state's bail laws to keep more people in jail — including undocumented immigrants — ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has scheduled a 10 a.m. news conference at the Capitol. No subject was listed in his announcement.

Texas lawmakers are discussing five proposed bail reforms, including one to prevent undocumented defendants from posting bail ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday called on the Texas House to pass a series of bills designed to reform the state's bail ...

During his State of the State address, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared bail reform an emergency item, allowing the ...