The House Constitutional Rights and Remedies Committee hearing at the state Capitol on Saturday, July 10, 2021. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for the Texas Tribune
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
Days into a short legislative session, Texas lawmakers are moving quickly to pass a GOP priority bill that would make it harder for some people who have been arrested but not convicted to bond out of jail without putting up cash.
Legislators in the House and Senate filed matching bills to change state bail practices earlier this week, echoing legislation that failed to pass in the regular session. On Saturday, committees in both chambers approved the bills and sent them to the full chambers after nearly three hours of debate in the Senate and nine hours in the House.
John Hummel executed in Texas for killing pregnant wife and daughter, 5, as his last words are revealed
the-sun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from the-sun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Report: Dozens who died in Texas prisons had been granted parole
brownwoodtx.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from brownwoodtx.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
HPPR Government & Politics
hppr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hppr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.