Houston Matters
COVID and youth mental health (Dec. 13, 2022)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Researchers at UTMB are expanding a unique study about the mental health effects of COVID-19 on a generation of youth.
Tag: bail reform lawsuit
Criminal Justice
Harris County’s misdemeanor bail reforms are working, a new report finds
Posted on · Despite concerns about violent crime, low-level offenses – including repeat offenses – are down compared to six years ago.
Criminal Justice
Harris County Democrats block proposal to void recent bail reforms
Posted on · Republican Commissioner Jack Cagle led the effort to seek a dissolution of a consent decree governing the county's misdemeanor bail system and to try to have a similar challenge to the county's felony bail system dismissed.
Criminal Justice
The bail bond industry hopes a recent court ruling kills Harris County’s reforms. Supporters don’t see that happening
Posted on · The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that district court judges have sovereign immunity from the sort of suits that led to the consent decree that ended the O’Donnell v. Harris County lawsuit.
Criminal Justice
Bail Reform Bill Could Impose Legal, Fiscal Costs On Harris County
Posted on · House Bill 20, which would tighten the state’s bail requirements, will come up for a vote on the Texas House floor on Monday.