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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Kayla Guo

UNCOVERED: Proposal to automatically deny bail to repeat offenders falls in texas house | History Defined

Groveton, Texas: Inmates sleep in their cell on June 4, 2024 at the Trinity County Sheriff’s office and jail in Groveton, Texas. Mark Felix/The Texas Tribune
Those opposing the bail measure said it would erode due process and they cited examples of Texans who have been wrongfully accused of crimes. (Credit: Mark Felix for The Texas Tribune)

The Texas House on Tuesday rejected a last-minute proposal asking voters to amend the state Constitution to automatically deny bail to certain repeat offenders, with Democrats largely banding together to defeat a final part of a long-running push to jail more dangerous defendants before trial.

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