The Texas House tentatively approved a slate of proposals Monday that would make it harder for undocumented immigrants and people accused of violent crimes to bail out of county jails.

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 ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday asked a federal court to vacate the ODonnell Consent Decree, a first-of-its-kind bail reform practice in Harris County that allows most misdemeanor ...

Monday is a pivotal day at the Texas Capitol as lawmakers take up a controversial bail reform measure that's been years in the making. The Texas House of Representatives is expected to debate and vote ...

KPRC’s Deven Clarke spoke with Andy Kahan, director of Victim Services at Crime Stoppers of Houston, who spent years advocating for the law. Recommended Videos Kahan has organized annual holiday ...

This constitutional amendment would require judges to deny bail to defendants accused of certain violent crimes. For bail to be denied, prosecutors would have to show that bail is inadequate to ...