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Texas voters on Tuesday were poised to amend the state Constitution to require judges to deny bail in certain cases to defendants accused of committing specific violent offenses, likely cementing a long-running push by Gov. Greg Abbott to keep more people behind bars before trial.

Proposition 3 creates a list of offenses, including murder, aggravated sexual assault and human trafficking, for which a judge must deny bail if the state has demonstrated that pretrial detention of the defendant is necessary to ensure public safety or the individual’s appearance in court. The measure grants defendants the right to an attorney

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