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On another edition of Behind Breaking Bond, FOX 26's Randy Wallace looks at pre-trial services for agencies in charge of monitoring defendants out on bond.

A father of four had a lot to smile about, but 18-year-old Jaime Salinas allegedly took all that away.

Man charged with sexual assault and stalking working as air conditioning technician and going into Houston-area homes to conduct maintenance.

In today's edition of Behind Breaking Bond, we will discuss what lawmakers have done this session regarding bonds and if pending bills will make it into the special session.

Among those bills include stopping PR bonds for felons in possession of a weapon and change to the state constitution giving judges more discretion to deny bonds for some violent offenders.

Most people are surprised to learn it's not a crime to remove or destroy an ankle monitor. But new law coming in September will make it a felony.

Eddie Gurrola seemed to have a knack for squandering opportunities within Harris County's Criminal Justice System. In an extraordinary turn of events in 2014, Gurrola received deferred adjudication for aggravated robbery, a rare outcome for such a serious crime involving a firearm. This decision gave him a chance to avoid a felony conviction and escape the label of a convicted felon.

Days ahead of his trial for killing a man during a home invasion, Kevin Calhoun, 32, was freed on bond. FOX 26 highlighted his case as part of its Breaking Bond series, but has recently accepted a plea deal.

Today’s Behind Breaking Bond is about two bills that remain alive in Austin. However, what is the likelihood of them becoming law?

Several incidents with guns on school campuses in Harris County have several students behind bars.