A Texas Senate committee on Wednesday unanimously approved a proposed amendment to the state's constitution that would require judges to deny bail to defendants who are charged with a felony and ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks during a press conference about bail reform at the Texas Capitol Feb. 12, 2025. Patrick is calling on the Texas Legislature to pass bills and constitutional amendments ...

SB 9: Who gets to set bail? Who gets out for free? According to Huffman’s statement of intent, Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) is primarily intended to close loopholes left open by the last major piece of ...

Huffman’s proposal would let judges deny the option to post bail for defendants accused of murder, along with aggravated kidnapping, robbery or assault with a weapon. The measure, Senate Joint ...

But, he told Mr. Johnson, the Senate would press ahead with its own bill, adding, “We are living on borrowed time.” Senate Republicans had waited for weeks for their House colleagues to ...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, said they are launching a portal for whistleblowers to ...

AUSTIN, Texas — During an emotional hearing on Wednesday, the Texas Senate Committee on Criminal Justice voted to send four bills aimed at reforming the state's bail bond system to the full chamber.

Two bills filed by a Houston-area Texas Senator would deny bail for anyone in Texas without legal status who has been charged with a felony. The Texas Senate held a criminal justice hearing on ...

Senate Democrats, led by Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) and Sen. Gary Peters (D-Michigan), have set up a whistleblower complaint portal for federal workers to submit any reports ...

The Senate voted largely along party lines Monday evening to advance Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to serve as President Trump’s director of national intelligence, putting her on a glide path to ...