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Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza, seen here in 2017, announced Wednesday that his prosecutors will now ask judges to require high-risk offenders to surrender any weapons as a condition of their bond.
Prosecutors with the Travis County District Attorney’s office on Wednesday will begin asking judges to require that some offenders release and surrender firearms as a condition of their bond.
District Attorney José Garza said prosecutors will make the request for people at high-risk of reoffending to ensure they “don't have access to a firearm while their case is pending, or while they are on community supervision.”