AUSTIN — On election night, Texans backed Gov. Greg Abbott's legislative wish list — including over 60% of Texans voting to require the denial of bail for defendants accused of certain violent felonies.

Specifically, Proposition 3 requires judges magistrates to deny bails to those defendants if they believe them to be a flight risk or a danger to the community. Judges or magistrates will examine these offenses for a potential bail denial: • Murder; • Capital murder; • Aggravated assault if the person: Caused serious bodily injury or; Used a firearm, club, knife or explosive weapon; • Caused serious bodily injury or; • Used a firearm, club, knife or explosive weapon; • Aggravated kidnapping; • Aggravated robbery; • Aggravated sexual assault; • Indecency with a child; •

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