Anti-crime advocates celebrated alongside Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in Houston on Tuesday as he signed three bail-related bills into law, and called on Texans to support a constitutional amendment this fall that, according to its supporters, would potentially make it easier for people accused of serious crimes to be held in jail indefinitely without bail.
Abbott called the day an answer to his wish to pass changes to the state’s bail laws, which he deemed an emergency item during the recently concluded legislative session.
“Today your pain is answered,” Abbott said, addressing crime victims who surrounded the table where he signed the bills into law. “Not only are we signing laws that correct the wrongs, your efforts have led to a rewriting of the Constitution of the State of Texas to ensure criminals like those who harmed your families will never be out on the loose again.”…