Texas Gov. Greg Abbott came to Houston on June 3 to sign what he called the “strongest” package of bail legislation in Texas history into law. It was a victory for anti-crime advocates, as bail has ...

Gov. Abbott will sign a series of bond reform bills in Houston Tuesday afternoon. State bail reform was identified as a priority issue for Abbott during the State of the State Address. The signing is ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Gov. Greg Abbott was in Houston Monday morning to sign Texas' new bail law intended to "fix the broken bail system and keep dangerous criminals behind bars," according to the ...

A sweeping revision of the process for releasing accused criminals on bail won initial approval from the Texas House on Friday night, nearly three months after the GOP-priority legislation stalled in ...

Texas voters will consider a proposed constitutional amendment that would broaden the circumstances in which judges can deny ...

A weeklong bench trial in federal court wrapped up on Monday, leaving the fate of three accused conspirators in the hands of a judge.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House advanced legislation on Monday that would make it easier to keep people charged with violent crimes in jail while they await trial and give judges more tools to deny ...

HOUSTON — Gov. Greg Abbott signed three new bail reform bills in Houston on Tuesday at a packed Crime Stoppers event, with two measures automatically becoming law while the third requires voter ...