State lawmakers are moving forward on legislation to keep violent undocumented immigrants in jail. That's just one piece of the bail reform package, also known as Senate Bill 9.

The package of bills would tighten the state's bail laws to keep more people in jail — including undocumented immigrants — ...

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

LT. Governor Dan Patrick says he is ready to play “hard ball” to keep violent offenders from being released on bail. On ...

Patrick and State Sen. Joan Huffman say the Senate has passed bail reform bills with bipartisan support numerous times, but ...

Opponents of the bail reform package say the proposed changes are based on false pretenses and could unjustly keep innocent ...

Texas lawmakers are discussing five proposed bail reforms, including one to prevent undocumented defendants from posting bail ...

Texas, is taking aim at illegal immigrants who flee from Border Patrol with legislation being introduced in both the House and Senate.

Franklin Pena will go before the 232nd District Court on Wednesday in an arraignment over the capital murder charges against ...

Franklin Peña was expected to hear the capital murder charges against him and possibly enter his plea in the 232nd District ...

Franklin Peña was expected to hear the capital murder charges against him and possibly enter his plea in the 232nd District court on Wednesday. Now his hearing is postponed.

People go to the Episcopal Church on Sunday because they want to mingle with the country club set and don’t play golf. Some ...