Bail bill backed by governor passes Texas House
Texas House passes bail bill that would ban pretrial release in some violent cases, require statewide use of risk model The Damon Allen Act, named for a slain state trooper, faces an uncertain fate in the Senate, which passed a significantly different bail bill. Protesters who marched on Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge while demonstrating against police brutality on Monday, June 1, 2020, in Dallas were transported to the Dallas County Jail where they were later released. A bill passed by the Texas House on May 4, 2021 would change the state's bail system. (Ryan Michalesko/The Dallas Morning News)(R...