Judge Hidalgo rejected working directly with Crime Stoppers Houston on bail reform impact studies, saying the county should instead work with groups who do not have “an axe to grind.”
A motion to revoke bond for a Harris County murder suspect has been pending for two weeks, and while the state has lost track of his whereabouts, the district attorney’s office is requesting his GPS records in connection with another shooting.
Details of a new warrant for Menifee describe a home invasion-style burglary, gunfire exchange with a victim, and alleged gang affiliations. He has been released on four bonds in less than two years.
The use of personal recognizance bonds for violent offenders, which has led to over 50 deaths in Harris County, became a flash-point in a commissioners court meeting.
