Ellen Lindner / Investopedia A bail bond is an agreement by a criminal defendant to appear for trial or pay a sum of money set by the court. The bail bond is co-signed by a bail bond agent ...

The bail reform measures, Senate Bill 9 and Senate Joint Resolution 5, would make it easier to hold those facing serious ...

Gov. Abbott will sign a series of bond reform bills in Houston Tuesday afternoon. State bail reform was identified as a ...

Texas Greg Abbott last week signed for piece of legislation that could change the way judges assign bond to criminal suspects ...

Bail bonds guarantee court appearances, often with collateral forfeited if defendants fail to show. Defendants who can't afford to post their full bail amounts can secure a bond from a bond agent ...

Texas bail reform package changes coming. What we know "Under current statute, the only offense a judge can deny bond flat ...

Three common types of bail bonds include cash, surety bonds and property bonds. Bail bonds are not loans. They are guarantees. Being charged with a crime is probably not going to make your day.