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Ken Paxton moves against Harris County cash bail reform order
Original: New today from Reagan E. Thomas: If Ken Paxton succeeds in forcing Harris County to vacate a court order protecting the
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is pressing to have a Harris County court order that protects poor defendants from cash bail vacated. A new analysis by Reagan E. Thomas in the Texas Observer warns that if he succeeds, courts could be overwhelmed with low-income defendants, potentially requiring construction of a new jail. The dispute continues a long-running fight over bail practices in Texas's most populous county, where opponents of cash bail argue it jails people for being poor.
Why now: Paxton's legal challenge to Harris County's bail protections is advancing, and new reporting warns of major consequences for the courts and jail system.
Ken PaxtonHarris CountyTexas ObserverReagan E. Thomas
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- New today from Reagan E. Thomas: If Ken Paxton succeeds in forcing Harris County to vacate a court order protecting the poor, the courts could be flooded with so many low-income defendants that they'd need to construct a new jail. https://www. texasobserver.org/cash-bail-ha… · TexasObserver@texasobserver.social · 9
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