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Governor Greg Abbott opened the event, praised Crime Stoppers and introduced the purpose: to push for constitutional bail reform in Texas to address what he called an increase in violent repeat crime in Harris County and statewide. He framed the problem as judicial, not law-enforcement, and said victims in the room expected action.
Governor Greg Abbott and Crime Stoppers of Houston hosted a press event in Houston urging constitutional bail reform after victim families described repeat offenders who were released on personal-recognizance bonds and later accused of new violent crimes. Speakers outlined proposed constitutional changes, cited local case examples and statistics, and said lawmakers have about a month to secure the votes needed to send a joint resolution to the November ballot.
