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"America is the land of second chances. It is not the land of third and fourth and fifth chances when those chances end up injuring or killing a fellow citizen or a police officer," said state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, at a press conference announcing what he called Caitlynne's Bill.
He named the measure after Caitlynne Infinger Guajardo, a pregnant mother allegedly killed in 2019 by her husband, who was out on bond after assaulting her.
The leading measure this session is likely Senate Bill 21, authored by State Senator Joan Huffman, R-Houston, which limits the eligibility for certain people to be released on bond. Huffman declined to be interviewed for this story.