Gov. Greg Abbott is leaning on Democrats in the Texas House to pass a package of bail reform constitutional amendments that ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is closer than ever to achieving his goal of toughening Texas bail laws. For years, Texas ...

Now that Gov. Greg Abbott's top legislative priority has been signed into law, he's turning hsi attention to another one of ...

If approved by Texas voters, the measure would grant judges discretion to hold violent defendants without bond pending trial.

Gov. Greg Abbott will speak with bail reform advocates and the families of victims killed by suspects out on low or no bond.

AUSTIN, Texas – Gov. Greg Abbott will hold a press conference on Wednesday afternoon to discuss bail reform in Texas. The ...

Abbott held a roundtable in Downtown Austin on Wednesday, where he met with bail reform advocates and family members of crime victims who were killed by defendants who were out on bond at the time.

After struggling for years to gain enough bipartisan support to tighten the state’s bail laws, Texas Republicans appear ...

Two months after Congressman Sylvester Turner’s death, Texas’s 18th Congressional District seat sits vacant. A KXAN data analysis found Rep. Turner’s seat will remain empty for a total of 244 days ...

Gov. Greg Abbott had warned San Marcos officials hat he would pull state funds if the council approved the resolution, which he said would violate state law.

In what was dubbed as the “Texas Two Step,” SB2 and House Bill 2 were both approved in the late evening and early morning ...