Houston – For the first time in Texas, a law approved by voters is being used to deny bail to a violent crime suspect. Proposition 3 gives judges the discretion to hold certain defendants without bond, changing how the state handles potentially dangerous offenders.
KPRC’s Deven Clarke spoke with Andy Kahan, director of Victim Services at Crime Stoppers of Houston, who spent years advocating for the law.
Kahan has organized annual holiday memorials for families who have lost loved ones to violence. “We have five trees decorated with ornaments. Every year we bring families together during the holidays,” he said. Each ornament represents a murder victim, highlighting the ongoing grief these families carry…