Supporters argue changes are critical to ensure public safety. Critics say they risk violating constitutional rights, ...

Lawmakers have been negotiating changes to the bail reform legislation to develop a package that could get enough support to pass the Texas House. Bail in Texas is built into the state ...

With about a month left in the Texas legislative session, Gov. Greg Abbott is pushing another one of his "emergency items": a constitutional amendment on bail reform. The governor is urging Texas ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks during a press conference about bail reform at the Texas Capitol Feb. 12, 2025. Patrick is calling on the Texas Legislature to pass bills and constitutional amendments ...

After the December shooting, it said it would review its processes. The Bail Project, a national group, no longer posts bail in Texas, but a representative told lawmakers that it offers follow-up ...

Mauricio Garcia, the man who opened fire at the busy shopping mall, was killed a few minutes after he started shooting. He had no previous criminal history. 'He just shot people': Texas mall ...

Garcia was living in a motel and working as a security guard at the time of the shooting, sources told CBS Texas. He did not have a serious criminal record. The U.S. Army confirmed that Garcia ...

Disturbing dashcam footage captured the terrifying moment the alleged gunman who killed eight people at a Texas mall casually ... a gun and immediately begins shooting at people outside of the ...

A man killed eight people with an AR-15-style rifle in a mass shooting Saturday at the Allen Premium Outlets mall in Texas, officials said. An officer engaged the suspect and “neutralized the ...

The gunman who killed eight people and injured seven others before being shot dead by police at a Texas outlet mall has ... a motel where the suspected shooter had booked an extended stay, law ...

The student accused of shooting ... a Texas high school walked free Thursday, just one day after cops say he opened fire Wednesday morning. Timothy Simpkins, 18, was released on $75,000 bail ...

The suspect being held in a Galveston County, Texas, jail following last week's deadly shooting at Sante Fe High ... constitutional right to a reasonable bail, and they furthermore state that ...