AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the passage of Senate Bill 21, the Bail Reform bill, by Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston: “Across Texas, repeat and violent offenders are being released on personal recognizance or very low bail by judges and magistrates who do not fully consider an offender’s violent history, … Continue reading Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Statement on the Passage of Senate Bill 21