The Harris County Bail Bond Board on Wednesday voted against requiring bail bondsmen to collect a 10 percent minimum on bond payments, despite the county Commissioners Court unanimously approving a resolution to support the measure.
Blanca Mejia, center, and family members talked to reporters outside the Harris County Commissioners Court where the county’s bail bond board is considering the recommendation to require that bonding companies collect a minimum 10 percent of bail before posting a surety bond, on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, in Houston. Her niece, Diamond Alvarez, was killed at a neighborhood park on Jan. 11.
The measure would have included 14 violent or sexual felony charges, including murder, sexual assault and aggravated assault, under its umbrella. It needed a majority of votes from board members present to pass.to encourage the Bail Bond Board to pass the 10 percent minimum. “It’s an insult to my son’s memory and the memory of all the families who came here today on behalf of their children, who were murdered by people who are now out on bond,” Castro said. His son’s alleged killer, 34-year-old Gerald Williams,though the exact amount he paid a bondsman to get out is still unknown.
“We don’t want to wait for him to be a repeated offender. It’s unfair for my family, its unfair for the neighborhood, everyone is at risk with this killer in the neighborhood,” Mejia said. “Here we are saying ‘we are no longer able to negotiate with the poor, we can only bond out those with money,” said Shaun Burns, who said he has been a bondsmen for over 20 years. “I’ve yet to hear how this is going to make us safer here in Harris County.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Both political parties want answers after Harris County fumbles primary election vote countNew: Republicans are suing and Democrats are calling for a full review after Harris County missed deadlines to have its votes tallied and failed to count about 10,000 ballots in its initial returns for the 2022 Texas primary election.
Read more »
Longoria resigns as Harris County elections chief after Hidalgo said she intended to replace herDEVELOPING: Isabel Longoria submitted her resignation Tuesday, about an hour and half after Judge Lina Hidalgo said Tuesday she intended to replace her following last week’s bungled primary contests.
Read more »
Harris County election administrator resigns after 10K mail-in ballots were mischaracterized'I didn't meet my own standards, nor the standards set by commissioner's court,' Isabel Longoria said on Tuesday.
Read more »
Harris County election chief resigns as political parties demand answers over fumbled vote countHarris County's election administrator announced she will step down July 1 amid pressure from local Republican and Democratic leaders to explain what went wrong in last week’s primary.
Read more »
Harris County Elections Administrator Resigns Over 10,000 Uncounted Mail Ballots From Texas Primary Election DayHarris County Election Administrator Isabel Longoria submitted her resignation during the Harris County Commissioners' Court on Tuesday.
Read more »
Texas GLO discriminated when giving Houston, Harris County $0 in flood mitigation, HUD saysGLO's plan gave Houston and Harris County zero dollars despite the region being one of the hardest hit by Hurricane Harvey.
Read more »