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Gov. Greg Abbott, right, speaks alongside Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick during a March 25 news conference.

Texas voters will have final say on tighter bail rules after Gov. Abbott signs 3 bills into law

By Hannah Norton

Senate Joint Resolution 5 proposes amending the Texas Constitution to require judges to deny bail for certain felony offenses, keeping more defendants in jail as they await trial.

Gov. Greg Abbott and University of Texas at San Antonio President Taylor Eighmy shake hands at a desk in San Antonio.
Gov. Greg Abbott signs cybersecurity bill establishing ...
Texas public school students will continue taking the STAAR test next school year after a bill that would have replaced the high-stakes exam with three shorter tests died in the final hours of Texas' regular legislative session. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Plan to scrap STAAR test dies as ...
Texas lawmakers have agreed to eliminate the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, though they were still hammering out a final deal as of May 29. (Matthew Brooks/Community Impact)
Texas lawmakers to negotiate plan to eliminate ...
A student holding a cellphone under their desk
Texas Legislature sends ban on cellphone use at K-12 schools to governor's desk
House Bill 2, a long-negotiated school finance package, will raise salaries for teachers and support staff; invest in early learning initiatives; and overhaul how the state funds special education. (Amira Van Leeuwen/Community Impact)
Texas lawmakers send $8.5B school funding package to Gov. Abbott’s desk
Texas House lawmakers rejected two proposals that sought to amend the state Constitution and require judges to deny bail for certain felony offenses on May 27-28. (Courtesy Tarrant County)
Texas House rejects proposals to deny bail for certain migrants, repeat offenders
employee testing medical cannabis samples
UPDATE: Texas lawmakers to hammer out details of medical cannabis expansion; THC ban sent to governor
house under construction
Texas House OKs less rigid neighborhood zoning rules, setting up debate with Senate
man walking through water treatment plant
Texas House OKs bills aimed at strengthening grid, water infrastructure
Sen. Brandon Creighton discusses a bill on the Texas Senate floor Feb. 26.
Texas lawmakers strike deal on $8.5B school funding package
Gov. Greg Abbott—pictured Jan. 8 in Austin, ahead of a winter storm that hit North Texas
Bill limiting county, city tax rate increases after disasters pending Gov. Abbott’s approval
Senate Bill 3 would ban the possession, sale and manufacture of all products containing hemp-derived THC, with an exception for the state's low-THC medical cannabis program. (Courtesy Texas Original)
Texas House moves to ban consumable THC products, criminalize possession
Women in the Texas House flank Rep. Charlie Geren on May 21.
Texas House greenlights bipartisan bill clarifying when doctors can perform ‘life-saving’ abortions