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Gov. Greg Abbott signs three bills and backs constitutional amendment to tighten Texas bail rules
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Governor Greg Abbott said he signed three bills overhauling Texas’ bail system and is asking voters to approve a constitutional amendment that would let judges keep dangerous defendants jailed pending trial and bar magistrates from setting PR bonds for violent felonies.
Governor Greg Abbott said he signed three bills overhauling Texas’ pretrial release rules and is asking voters to approve a constitutional amendment in November that would allow judges to keep defendants they deem dangerous behind bars pending trial. "Because people were being murdered, crazily," Abbott said when asked why the issue was a priority this session.
Abbott framed the measures as a response to what he described as a broken bail system and recent cases in which people arrested for violent crimes were released on bail and later charged with new violent acts. He said lawmakers secured…
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