Make Our Hispanic Communities Safer and Give Texans a Second Chance!

Texas is a great state to grow up in, raise our families, and start a business because of our safe streets and safe communities. Our state has a reputation for being smart on crime and tough on criminals.

However, the legislature can still make important improvements.  

We can make the pre-trial bail process smart on crime and soft on taxpayers by focusing on a suspect’s risk to the community rather than their ability to afford cash bail.  

By prioritizing someone’s risk assessment over their ability to pay, Texas can ensure that low-risk individuals do not sit in jail for weeks or months at a time awaiting trial simply because they cannot afford cash bail.  

Many members of our community in this situation have lost their jobs because they can’t show up to work while in jail, been evicted from their homes because they cannot make rent payments from jail, had their vehicle repossessed for not making payments from jail, etc. Their lives are turned completely upside down over simple, low-level offenses. 

Meanwhile, high-risk individuals are allowed out of jail if they can afford bail, even if they pose a risk to our communities.

Texas is leading the way but there is still room to improve. I encourage you to support reforms that will lead to even safer streets and communities across Texas.