STOP THE BAD BAIL BILLS! Call your legislators today!
May 16, 2025
Texas lawmakers are on the brink of changing our state constitution and enacting extreme pretrial detention laws that will swell our county jail populations and could permanently alter our justice…
Topics: Cash Bail, Pretrial Policy, Texas Legislature
Texas lawmakers are on the brink of changing our state constitution and enacting extreme pretrial detention laws that will swell our county jail populations and could permanently alter our justice system.
Please join us in calling your legislators to let them know these strict bail laws will harm our communities. You can find your legislator at this link.
Here is a call script put together by our allies at TX Civil Rights Project against SJR 1, SJR 5, and SB 9, which will be voted on Monday, May 19. Please call and share this with your community so we can stop these bills from passing!
Click here for the call scriptFind fact sheets on the bad bills below.