Senate Joint Resolution 1, or "Jocelyn's Law," would keep people without authority to be in the U.S. who are charged with ...

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

It is the third time the Texas Senate has passed bail reform bills. The bills died in the House the previous times.

The Bail Project, a national organization that helps low-income defendants pay bail, said the bill is "based entirely on ...

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

The package was fast-tracked after Gov. Greg Abbott declared “bail reform” an emergency item. The bills now head to the House ...

The Texas Senate passed bail reform measures tightening policies for violent crime suspects, moving towards the House. The bills could restrict bail eligibility and allow denial of bail for some ...

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

Texas senators passed a set of bills this week that would keep more defendants in jail while they await trial for certain felony charges. If passed by the Texas House, two measures would appear on ...

Texas Senator Joan Huffman, who represents parts of the Houston region, said the bills will be known as "Jocelyn's law" and will have to be approved by Texas voters. Those opposed to the bill say ...

Franklin Pena will go before the 232nd District Court on Wednesday in an arraignment over the capital murder charges against him. He's one of two men accused of raping and killing 12-year-old Jocelyn ...

Nungaray’s 12-year-old daughter, Jocelyn, was sexually assaulted and killed in Houston last June. Two Venezuelan men who were in the country illegally have been charged with capital murder for ...