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Harris County’s cashless bail policy for misdemeanors upheld

Harris County’s cashless bail policy for misdemeanors upheld
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A federal judge on Monday denied a request by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and four Harris County Criminal Court-at-Law judges to vacate a landmark settlement on misdemeanor bail reform in the county. U.S. District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal’s ruling preserves the 2019 ODonnell consent decree,...

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