Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has scheduled a 10 a.m. news conference at the Capitol. No subject was listed in his announcement.

The Texas Legislature was back in session Tuesday, taking up one of the emergency items Governor Greg Abbott identified in ...

Deshawn Townes faces misdemeanor charges after allegedly posing as a Chapel Hill police officer and investigator.

WOODLAND, CA – Judge Clara M. Levers assessed an accused with bail of $5,000 after Deputy Public Defender Ava Landers noted ...

In a Facebook post, the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office says scammers are calling landlines acting as relatives currently in custody working through bail bondsmen and attorneys collecting money ...

SB 9 expands on a 2021 law that overhauled the state’s bail system and narrowed who can be released from jail on low or cashless bond. The omnibus bill would make people accused of some crimes ...

When people get arrested and can’t afford bail, they often hire a bail bond company to pay it for them. The defendants pay these companies a fee, typically about 10% of the total bail.

Members of the Texas Senate's Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony Wednesday on five bail-related bills aimed at ...