Denying bail? Why a Texas Senate panel approved reform plan to keep some defendants in jail
Opponents of the bail reform package say the proposed changes are based on false pretenses and could unjustly keep innocent ...
El Pasoan Jaime Esparza steps down as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas
Jaime Esparza, a longtime El Paso criminal justice public servant, stepped down from his position as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas.
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Certain criminal suspects would be denied bail under changes OK'd by Texas Senate panel
The package of bills would tighten the state's bail laws to keep more people in jail — including undocumented immigrants — ...
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice focuses on rehabilitation to reduce recidivism
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is committed to enhancing public safety by prioritizing the rehabilitation of ...
‘The people of Texas deserve this’: Senate discusses bail reform proposals
Texas lawmakers are discussing five proposed bail reforms, including one to prevent undocumented defendants from posting bail ...
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Bail organizations, immigrants targeted as Texas lawmakers consider bail reform legislation
Members of the Texas Senate's Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony Wednesday on five bail-related bills aimed at ...
Ken Paxton's megadonors helped put a top Texas judge in office. Now he wants to reform the system.
Judge David Schenck calls out lax Texas laws that undermine public confidence in the courts, despite winning with support from deep-pocketed special interests.
Harris County under scrutiny as Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick pushes House to pass bail bond legislation
Patrick and State Sen. Joan Huffman say the Senate has passed bail reform bills with bipartisan support numerous times, but ...
Texas executes man for 2004 double killing in a dispute with his strip club manager
A Texas man who killed his strip club manager and another man, then later prompted a massive lockdown of the state prison ...
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Certain criminal suspects would be denied bail under changes OK'd by Texas Senate panel
(Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune, Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune ... condolences before Nungaray testified before the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, moving Huffman to tears and eliciting sympathy ...