Judges impose bail on criminal defendants released from jail to ensure they will attend future court dates. Sen. Joan Huffman, author of Senate Joint Resolution 5, hopes to change this system, making ...

Another key bill the Senate passed was SB 6, Protecting Unborn Children, filed by Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Tyler, which prohibits ...

State Senator Joan Huffman has filed several bills to reform the bail system. Huffman says 162 people in Harris County have been murdered by violent offenders out on bond since 2021.

Politics Sen. Joan Huffman joins GOP field vying to succeed Ken Paxton as Texas attorney general In her announcement, Huffman framed herself as the most experienced candidate, pointing to her time ...

The next career move Joan Huffman wants to make is not typical of a former prosecutor and two-term criminal district judge. Huffman is campaigning to become the next state senator representing ...

Monday, state Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston - whose District 17 runs north to south on Houston's west side, including portions of Fort Bend and Brazoria counties - said she has plans to introduce a ...

Sen. Joan Huffman's office released the following statement: "Charles Curry was employed in the office of Senator Joan Huffman from November 2, 2016 until terminated on May 5, 2017.

AUSTIN - A member of the Texas Democratic Party 's executive committee has filed an ethics complaint against Houston Sen. Joan Huffman, accusing her of flouting state law by failing to report ...

State Sen. Joan Huffman has been on board for some pretty bad bills, but it's hard to overlook her herculean efforts to resolve the city of Houston's formidable pension problems. In last year's ...

AUSTIN, Texas — (The Texas Tribune) State Sen. Joan Huffman, a Houston Republican who is one of the longest tenured members of the Texas Senate, announced her bid for attorney general on Monday ...