District Judges Issue Order on Felony Personal Bonds

UPDATE: Uniform rules to allow defendants to avoid jail before trial

"...order setting explicit standards for the issuance of automatic personal recognizance bonds – essentially a promise to return to..."

March 24, 2020 News Post by Michael King

District Judges Issue Order on Felony Personal Bonds

New “Standing Order” formalizes standards for personal bonds

March 27, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Bonding Over the Bonds

Council's Dreams Come True

"...good enough to push through the second round of bonds in September and, perhaps more importantly, to keep this..."

May 8, 1998 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Will New Policy Reduce the Burden of Cash Bail?

In principle, the order authorizes those accused of most nonviolent offenses to be released on personal bonds

"...a "Standing Order" to officially expand the use of "personal recognizance bonds" for people arrested in the county. In..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Justice Advocates React to Felony Bond Order

Advocates say order “needs improvement to maximize impact”

"...Four criminal justice reform groups responded today to the..."

March 26, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Travis Judges Loosen Misdemeanor Bond Requirements

Judges issue "Standing Order" to expand use of personal bonds

"...a “Standing Order” to officially expand the use of “personal recognizance bonds” to cover most nonviolent offenses. The order..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Travis County Jail Population Continues to Drop

COVID-19 accelerates the trend, despite Abbott’s pushback

"...to reduce the overall jail population and to provide personal recognizance (PR) bond releases – that is, not levying..."

April 7, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Your Word Is Your Bond

Travis County moves toward broader pretrial release of the accused, but commercial bondsmen say it will never work

"...of bail in cash; by contracting with a bail bondsman, typically paying a percentage of the bail amount; by..."

Oct. 12, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Conviction

Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell star in this real-life legal drama in which a woman goes to law school in an attempt to exonerate her brother.

"...fight injustice, though, to be fair, most of the personal slog is left out of the drama. One scene..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Demon

This astute Polish ghost movie is an instant genre classic

"...us and can disrupt us to the point of personal and societal collapse. The fact that the director, Marcin..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

More Than a Game

Before joining the NBA, LeBron James was a high school star who climbed the heights with a core of teammates, all of whom are documented here.

"...are grounded in his Akron, Ohio, background and his bonds to four other teammates and their exceptional coach. Director..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Marley & Me

Sweet and wise and often laugh-out-loud funny (just like Grogan's book), Marley & Me, starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston, isn't just for dog people.

"...But I digress. Wilson, seemingly fully recovered from whatever personal demons were tormenting him last year, plays Grogan with..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

La Scorta

"...a very human story about individual bravery and the bonds between men. Set in modern-day Sicily, this 1993 film..."

July 14, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Unbridled

Religion and horses are insufficient therapy for this abuse drama

"...overcome trauma by caring for rescued horses. Here Sarah bonds with Dreamer – a male horse deemed too skittish..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Travis County Primary Candidates Jockey to Champion Criminal Justice Change

A closer look at the heated District Attorney, County Attorney, and County Court at Law races

"...for increasing public safety while cutting costs, insisting on "personal responsibility" instead of social context, while finding cheaper means..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Then There's This: Giving Props to Austin

There's more to the bonds than meets the jerky knee

"...There's no organized opposition to the bonds, but local Repub­lican groups have come out against them,..."

Oct. 19, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

The Silent Twins

True story of siblings gives little insight into their inner lives

"...speak to no one but each other, why their personal bonds spill over into occasional knock-down, drag-out fights, or..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin at Large: Hanging Guns on the Wall

As Abbott tries to keep the drama alive, whose behinds will end up busted?

"...and sad people who get out of jail on personal bonds and then commit heinous crimes, which he can..."

June 25, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

District Judges Take Another Step on Bail Reform

Felony judges direct Pre-Trial Services to review ability to pay

"...specific standards for those arrested to automatically qualify for personal bonds (“Will New Policy Reduce the Burden of Cash..."

Feb. 17, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Defense Bar Faults Court-at-Law 4 on Backlog, Impartiality

Interim judge of family violence court responds to questions

"...days in jail “due to an unwillingness to grant personal bonds;” and 3) “a lack of even an appearance..."

Dec. 4, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Social Justice Advocates Call for Big Moves to Ease the Blow of Coronavirus

The most at risk

"...and county are working to ensure "adequate training, adequate personal protective equipment, and adequate access to testing" to EMS..."

March 20, 2020 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Such Stuff as Screams Are Made On

Austin punk gets the museum treatment, but does the scene come off as dead or alive?

"...is deliberately evoking that fan-ish devotion, with its powerful personal bonds to a subject and its impulse to acquire..."

March 20, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Life, Death, and Shoofly Pie

Chatting with the Gourds' rabid online fan base, family through thick and BAD.

"...fan lists, it's a sense of community that creates personal bonds between people who have never met and may..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Short and Sweet: Los Mosquitos

A different look at the migrant experience outside of politics

"...about immigrants often become films about immigration, and the personal and individual experience is lost in the noise of..."

March 9, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AAAFF 2022 Review: Hidden Letters

Documentary explores a secret Chinese language created by women

"...from mother to daughter for centuries in China, forming bonds of sisterhood and survival. Those secrets are finally translated..."

June 28, 2022 Screens Post by Mazzy Oliver Smallwood

Garza Leads Council Into Magistration Fray

Providing both defense and prosecution counsel at magistration 24 / 7 would cost $4.1 million annually, says Travis County

"...its norm for people in such circumstances to get personal bonds, but Garza's side feels the number who don't,..."

April 17, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...the release of anyone accused of violent crimes on personal bonds. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, whose office appealed..."

April 17, 2020 News Feature

March 2020 Election Ticker

Noises from the primary

"...an unwieldy backlog of cases, delaying trials while refusing personal bonds, and "the lack of even the appearance of..."

Nov. 29, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Meet the Candidate: Don Rios

Longtime TCSO officer runs for sheriff

"...need to take more steps to [issue] people more personal bonds. When you start having those discussions with the..."

Aug. 21, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Never-Ending (Crime) Story

Although their case has hit a dead end, prosecutors of the yogurt shop murders say they're determined to find the 'unknown suspect' – and then to retry Michael Scott and Robert Springsteen

"...and Lynch, in turn, freed Springsteen and Scott on personal bonds...."

July 17, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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