The Texas House on Monday and Tuesday advanced a package of legislation that would significantly change the way bail is ...

Creating a safe and just pretrial system in Minnesota requires more than small tweaks—we need a ground-up transformation.

Less than two months after Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed tough changes to the state’s bail reform law, a state Senate committee advanced legislation Tuesday to go even further. The latest proposal would ...

Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign a bill that will let voters in November to decide if the state's constitution should be changed to give judges more discretion. FOX 26's Randy Wallace and Crime ...

Senate Bill 9, a bail reform measure, was passed by the Texas House, but critics argue that it will exacerbate existing ...

HOUSTON — Two major bail reform proposals are moving forward in the Texas state legislature, sparking debate between those ...

Supporters say Texas bail reform is a move to improve public safety, but critics argue the proposals could lead to more overcrowding in jails.

The measures, all authored by Houston Sen. Joan Huffman, include a proposed constitutional amendment that would bar people in ...

Texas lawmakers are moving to reform the state's bail system, aiming to keep individuals accused of violent crimes in jail until trial, a change that would require voter approval of a constitutional ...

Bail reform is one of Gov. Greg Abbott's seven emergency items for this session. The House passed the bail reform bills with bipartisan support.

The passages come one day after the House approved adding a constitutional amendment that would require judges to ...

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