Opponents of the bail reform package say the proposed changes are based on false pretenses and could unjustly keep innocent ...

According to the Judicial Branch website, bail is the amount of money defendants must post to be released from custody while ...

The Texas Legislature was back in session Tuesday, taking up one of the emergency items Governor Greg Abbott identified in his recent State of the State ...

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.

A Michigan man is facing fraud charges for allegedly posing as a bail bondsman and scamming $8,500 from a woman. The suspect, Mike Kelley Tristant, told the woman her grandson was in jail and ...

Bail bond reform was named one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s emergency items for the 2025 legislative session, which he announced on ...

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

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

A brother and sister, along with a juvenile accomplice, have been arrested in connection with the attempted armed robbery of ...