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9 document(s) related Texas Bills & Amendments: 5 Misc. items: 4

Texas Bills / Amendments	Caption	Clips
86th Regular Session
HB 1323	Relating to bail proceedings and related duties of a magistrate in a criminal case.	18
SB 628	Relating to bail proceedings and related duties of a magistrate in a criminal case.	20
HJR 62	Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail to an accused person if necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court and the safety of the community and the victim of the alleged offense.	10
SJR 37	Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail to an accused person if necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court and the safety of the community and the victim of the alleged offense.	11
85th Regular Session
SB 1338	Relating to bail and to judicial education regarding bail practices.	27

Legal Documents		Clips
Dwight Russell v. Harris County, Texas, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, Class action complaint (No. 4:19-cv-00226, Harris County bail bond practices for felony offenses). (Link Type: Federal Court Case) See: https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txsd.1623889/gov.uscourts.txsd.1623889.1.0.pdf By U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division Publication Date: January 21, 2019		6
Maranda Lynn ODonnell v. Harris County, Texas et al.; Ruling on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas (Case: 17-20333, ruling on Harris County bail practices). (Link Type: Federal Court Case) See: https://static.texastribune.org/media/documents/5thharris-opinion.pdf?_ga=2.112229380.1417912292.151... By U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Publication Date: February 14, 2018		18
Maranda Lynn ODonnell v. Harris County, Texas et al.; Ruling on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas (Case: 17-20333, ruling on Harris County bail practices). (Link Type: Federal Court Case) See: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/17/17-20333-CV1.pdf By U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Publication Date: June 1, 2018		24
Shannon Daves, et al., plaintiffs, v. Dallas County, Texas, Sheriff Marian Brown, et al., defendants; Complaint (Case 3:18-cv-00154-N, class action lawsuit alleging the jail’s cash bail system unfairly harms poor people and violates the Texas and U.S. constitutions). (Link Type: Federal Court Case) See: http://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4356723/Dallas-County-Jail-Lawsuit.pdf By United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division Publication Date: January 21, 2018		15