Bail In Texas Could See Key Changes Under House Bill, But Some Lawmakers Still See An Unequal System
Bail In Texas Could See Key Changes Under House Bill, But Some Lawmakers Still See An Unequal System Patch 5/5/2021 By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune, May 3, 2021 The Texas House on Tuesday passed a bill to alter the way criminal defendants can be released from jail before trial. The priority legislation would, in part, require judicial officers to use a risk assessment tool when making bail decisions and ban cashless release for those accused of some violent or sexual crimes. House members approved House Bill 20 after significant changes — largely by the bill’s author — were mad...