HOUSTON - Gov. Greg Abbott was in Houston on Tuesday to sign a group of bills that could fundamentally change how the bail system works in Texas in an attempt to keep the state's more dangerous people behind bars ahead of trial.

Bail reform was identified as an emergency priority issue by Abbott during his State of the State address.

What they're saying:

"This is a day of reckoning," Houston Crime Stoppers CEO Raina Mankarious said. "Today marks a historic moment in a fight for change that we began in 2018. A fight to stop a broken bail system from endangering the very people it's supposed to protect."

Mankarious sat on stage with Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Crime Stoppers Director of Victim Services and Advocacy Andy Kahan, and Amy Castillo, founder of Texas Crime Victims Unit

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