Report: Fewer misdemeanor defendants reoffended in Harris County after bail reform injunction
Houston Chronicle
Hensley, N.
09/01/2022
4 doc(s)
Bail; Criminal justice; Harris County; Misdemeanors; Ogg, Kim
Final hearing on bail deal today
Houston Chronicle
Banks, G.
10/28/2019
5 doc(s)
Bail; Harris County; Low-income persons; Misdemeanors; Ogg, Kim; Rosenthal, Lee H.
To reform its bail system, Dallas County set to iron out differences between groups of judges
Dallas Morning News
Garcia, N.
10/16/2019
4 doc(s)
Bail; Dallas County; Felonies; Judges
Opinion hints at bail deal approval
Houston Chronicle
Banks, G.
09/06/2019
2 doc(s)
Bail; Misdemeanors; Ogg, Kim; Rosenthal, Lee H.
Backing off bail deal
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
09/01/2019
2 doc(s)
Bail; Harris County District Attorney; Legal settlements; Ogg, Kim
Ogg files objection to bail system deal
Houston Chronicle
Banks, G.
08/24/2019
6 doc(s)
Bail; Low-income persons; Misdemeanors; Ogg, Kim
Pasadena slaying spotlights debate over bail reform
Houston Chronicle
Gill, J.
08/19/2019
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Bail; Harris County; Homicide; Misdemeanors; Whitmire, John
Harris County should be proud of bail reform package
Houston Chronicle
Moreno, M.
08/03/2019
4 doc(s)
Alternatives to incarceration; Bail; Harris County; Legal settlements
Historic bail deal OK’d in split vote
Houston Chronicle
Banks, G.
07/31/2019
4 doc(s)
Bail; Ellis, Rodney; Harris County; Hidalgo, Lina; Legal settlements; Misdemeanors; Racial discrimination
Harris County reaches landmark settlement over ‘unconstitutional’ bail system
Houston Chronicle
Banks, G.
07/27/2019
5 doc(s)
Bail; Ellis, Rodney; Harris County; Low-income persons; Misdemeanors
A fix for Bexar’s broken bail bond system
San Antonio Express News
Wolff, N.
03/18/2019
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Bail; Misdemeanors; Murr, Andrew; Nonviolent offenders; Whitmire, John; Wolff, Nelson
Texas’ bail bond system is broken. This bill can help fix it.
Austin American Statesman
Editorial
02/17/2019
4 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Bail; Criminal justice; Murr, Andrew; Nonviolent offenders; Whitmire, John
Bond firms sue over bail reform
Houston Chronicle
Morris, M.
02/15/2019
4 doc(s)
Bail; Low-income persons; Misdemeanors
Bail reform necessary for a just system
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
02/05/2019
3 doc(s)
Bail; Bexar County; Low-income persons; Misdemeanors
Woman becomes 5th in two years to kill self in county jail
Houston Chronicle
Blakinger, K.
01/17/2019
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Bail; Coleman, Garnet; County jails; Harris County Jail; Inmate deaths; Suicide
Lawsuit may get opening to settle
Houston Chronicle
Banks, G.
11/14/2018
3 doc(s)
Bail; Harris County; Judicial elections
ACLU: County legal system discriminates against poor
Galveston Daily News
Barnett, M.
04/10/2018
4 doc(s)
Bail; Galveston County; Low-income persons; Misdemeanors; Nonviolent offenders
Galveston County hit with bail lawsuit similar to Harris County case
Houston Chronicle
Blakinger, K.
04/10/2018
5 doc(s)
Bail; Galveston County
ACLU calls for Harris County judge's ouster over racially charged comments
Houston Chronicle
Zaveri, M.
02/28/2018
2 doc(s)
American Civil Liberties Union; Bail; Ellis, Rodney; Harris County; Indigent criminal defense; Judicial ethics; McSpadden, Michael T.; Racial discrimination
Texas group opposes bipartisan efforts to end cash bail system
Austin American Statesman
Weissert, W.
02/16/2018
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Bail
Harris County's $5.2 million bail case may be headed toward settlement
Houston Chronicle
Banks, G.
02/16/2018
2 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Bail; Criminal justice; Harris County
Appeals court backs revising bail system
Dallas Morning News
McCullough, J.
02/15/2018
2 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Bail; Harris County; Low-income persons; Misdemeanors
Appeals court approves most of federal ruling that Harris County's bail practices unconstitutional
Houston Chronicle
Banks, G.
02/15/2018
3 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Bail; Ellis, Rodney; Harris County; Low-income persons; Misdemeanors; Rosenthal, Lee H.
Cash bail system promotes profit, not justice
Houston Chronicle
Jenkins, J.
02/02/2018
4 doc(s)
Alternatives to incarceration; Bail; County jails; Harris County Jail
Dallas County can learn from Mississippi jail reform
Dallas Morning News
Ragland, J.
01/25/2018
4 doc(s)
Bail; Dallas County; Low-income persons; Misdemeanors
State rebukes 3 bail officers
Houston Chronicle
Banks, G.
01/13/2018
5 doc(s)
Bail; Low-income persons; Misdemeanors; Whitmire, John
Appellate judges show concern over Harris County bail practices, court ruling
Austin American Statesman
McCullough, J.
10/04/2017
2 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Bail; County jails; Harris County; Harris County Jail; Misdemeanors
Appeals court judges get tough with both sides in contentious Harris County bail case
Houston Chronicle
Banks, G.
10/04/2017
2 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Bail; Equal protection of the law; Harris County; Misdemeanors
2 senators offer bail reform bill
Houston Chronicle
Zaveri, M.
07/21/2017
3 doc(s)
Bail; Ellis, Rodney; Low-income persons; Misdemeanors
County’s rollout of new bail system faces delay
Houston Chronicle
Kragie, A.
07/04/2017
4 doc(s)
Bail; Harris County; Rosenthal, Lee H.
Texas among six states backing Harris County's bail battle at Fifth Circuit
Houston Chronicle
Banks, G.
06/28/2017
4 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.; Bail; County jails; Harris County; Harris County Jail; Low-income persons; Misdemeanors
As promised, Ellis making waves as county commissioner
Houston Chronicle
Zaveri, M.
06/26/2017
3 doc(s)
County commissioners; County government; Ellis, Rodney; Garcia, Sylvia; Harris County; Whitmire, John
Overlooked
Dallas Morning News
Aspinwall, C.
06/25/2017
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Bail; Child welfare; Foster care; Women inmates
Thumbs up, Thumbs down
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
06/10/2017
2 doc(s)
Lozano, J.M.; Metcalf, Will
A better bail system for Texas
El Paso Times
Haugen, M.
05/20/2017
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Bail; County jails
Jail bonding system needs a very close look
Galveston Daily News
Criss, S.
05/08/2017
3 doc(s)
Bail
In bail reform vote, let’s look beyond the bondsman’s bottom line
Houston Chronicle
Falkenberg, L.
05/07/2017
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Bail; Whitmire, John
Senate approves bail reform bill as pressure mounts for Harris County to settle lawsuit
Houston Chronicle
Ward, M.
05/05/2017
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Bail; Harris County; Nonviolent offenders; Whitmire, John
It's time for justice in county's bail system
Houston Chronicle
Ellis, R.
05/05/2017
1 doc(s)
Bail; Ellis, Rodney; Harris County; Rosenthal, Lee H.
Why won't the county settle the lawsuit over the bail system?
Houston Chronicle
Falkenberg, L.
05/03/2017
1 doc(s)
Bail; Ellis, Rodney; Emmett, Ed; Harris County; Ryan, Vince
Bail doubt
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
05/03/2017
1 doc(s)
Bail; Harris County
Harris County officials weighing options on bail reform court order
Houston Chronicle
Zaveri, M.
05/02/2017
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Bail; Harris County; Misdemeanors; Whitmire, John
Judge slams Houston-area bail system as unfair to poorer defendants
Austin American Statesman
A.P. Wire
04/30/2017
3 doc(s)
Bail; County jails; Harris County Jail; Misdemeanors
Harris County bail system unconstitutional, federal judge rules
Houston Chronicle
Banks, G.
04/29/2017
1 doc(s)
Bail; Ellis, Rodney; Equal protection of the law; Harris County; Misdemeanors
