The Professional Bondsmen of Texas- Blog

Welcome to Our New & Renewing Members: The Professional Bondsmen of Texas, an association, was established in 1970 as the Texas Association of Professional Sureties to support and assist bondsmen in the advancement of their business. In 1978, the name was changed to the Professional Bondsmen of Texas. For over thirty years the membership, comprised of men and women in the bail bond business, have worked diligently to protect the eighth amendment and the American Constitution Bail Provisions.  Additionally, the right to a surety bond is the only release mechanism that is constitutionally protected by the Texas Constitution.  This means that while other forms of release can be restricted by the Texas Legislature, the use of surety bonds cannot be prohibited in Texas without a constitutional amendment passed by Texas voters. Join us in welcoming our newest members and renewing members: Jonathan Abel 24/7 Bail Bonds 110 Jefferson Street Houston, TX 77338 (713) 247-9090 247bailbonds@att

  Hawaii Gov. David Ige announced the bills that are on his Intent to Veto list and which ones he signed into law. There were 343 bills passed during the 2022 Hawaii Legislative session, and the governor intends to veto 30 bills, including one on bail reform. The announcement was made in a news conference on Monday, June 27. The governor added that the 30 bills on his list does not mean it is guaranteed to be vetoed, but he cannot veto measures that are not listed. He has until July 12 to make his final decisions on whether these bills will be vetoed or become law. The governor said after listening to a lot of concerns from the community, he plans to veto the controversial bail reform bill. That’s a relief for all four county mayors and law enforcement leaders who had urged the governor to veto the bill. The bill approved by state lawmakers would have allowed those arrested for non-violent crimes, including Class C felonies to be released without bail. Many of those who wanted the gove

  Darrell William Jordan, a Harris County misdemeanor court judge, on Monday was arrested and charged with official oppression, according to court records. Jordan is accused of using his office to unlawfully arrest and detain Wayne Dolcefino, a private media consultant and former TV journalist. The charge stems from an incident on June 30, 2020, when Dolcefino was jailed in contempt of court by Jordan during a hearing in Harris County Court at Law No. 16. Jordan accused Dolcefino of attempting to interrupt proceedings in the court by demanding to interview the judge. He jailed Dolcefino after giving him repeated warnings, according to court documents. Dolcefino was found guilty and sentenced to three days in Harris County Jail, six months of probation and a $500 fine. Monday’s indictment accuses Jordan of wrongfully holding Dolcefino in contempt or subjecting him to summary punishment and jail without a hearing. In a 2020 video posted on the Dolcefino Consulting Facebook page after his

  We have been hearing for several years that we have an over crimminalization problem in the United States.  The proposals from the left and from some think tanks on the right is to release criminals, agree to not prosecute crime, overlook drug use, get rid of bail without something to replace it with, and to defund the police.  Yet, when these proposals were implemented crime took off.  Ben Shapiro debunks the current proposals for "criminal justice reform."

Our guest on this episode is Tarrant County Sheriff Bill E. Waybourn.  Sheriff Waybourn does not just talk the talk, he also walks the walk. Bill began his career in service when he joined the U.S. Air Force in 1978, serving in both the active duty and reserves. On April 30, 1981, after serving active duty, Bill began working for Dalworthington Gardens Police Department. Bill was promoted to Chief of Police on June 1, 1984; making him the youngest police chief in the state of Texas. Later, he united the city through combining the police and fire services making him the Chief of Public Safety.  In his 31 years as Chief of Dalworthington Gardens, he has testified on numerous cases as an expert witness, pioneered the Texas model for DWI “No Refusal” program—which has been credited with lowering the fatality and DWI rate and is now being used as the model for several surroundings states; testified before the state legislature on a diverse array of issues relating to the Second Amendment an

John Carlson fills in for Ari Hoffman.   Courtney Wimer, manager of All-City Bail Bonds in Tacoma, joins John to discuss the Tacoma Business Council tracking judges' rulings on releasing repeat offenders.

  Five-time Emmy award winner Randy Wallace graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a B.A. in Broadcasting. Randy came to Houston where he was quickly hired by KPRC Radio. He spent several years there, making a name for himself as a competitive reporter covering the police beat. In December of 1989, Randy was offered a job at KRIV FOX 26, and became one of the first reporters to appear on the station's highly acclaimed City Under Siege program.  Randy Wallace is our guest as we break down the bad criminal justice reforms in Harris County and their causes.   Randy Wallace highlights these criminal justice failures every Tuesday night on Fox 26.   Quote- Getting rid of the bail industry makes no sense. Also available on: Apple Podcasts-            CLICK HERE Spotify-                        CLICK HERE Google Podcasts-        CLICK HERE Podcast Index-            CLICK HERE Amazon Music-          CLICK HERE Stitcher-                      CLICK HERE iHeart-                       

  A group seeking to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said on Wednesday that it has collected enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. In a statement, the Recall DA George Gascón campaign announced it has has surpassed 566,857 signatures collected as of Tuesday, "which equates to 10% of registered voters" in the county "and is the required threshold to officially initiate a recall." "This is the most signatures ever collected in Los Angeles County for any petition," the group claimed. Organizers said their focus has now turned to collecting as many additional signatures as possible to ensure there is a necessary "cushion" to offset those that are invalidated by the county registrar of voters. The campaign's stated goal is to submit 650,000 - 700,000 total signatures or more. "We are officially within striking distance of initiating a recall against George Gascón, but the urgency for signature collection in th

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled non-citizens can be detained indefinitely under federal immigration law without bond hearings and that federal judges lack the authority to order the government to release immigrants who have been detained without hearings on a class-wide basis. In an 8-1 ruling, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that the Immigration and Nationality Act does not require immigration judges to hold bond hearings after six months to determine if a non-citizen should be released while their case proceeds or is a flight risk or danger to the community. Agreeing with the Biden administration, Sotomayor said there was "no plausible construction of the text" of the statute that would mandate the government provide for such bond hearings and that the law did not even hint at such a requirement. The decision, which could affect thousands of immigrants subject to prolonged detention, overturned a ruling by the Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in fav

  A Virginia judge has kicked a George Soros-funded prosecutor off a case involving potentially a dozen burglaries in multiple counties, saying the prosecutor's office had concealed criminal records to "sell" a plea bargain. Loudoun County circuit court judge James Plowman said the office of Commonwealth's Attorney Buta Biberaj (D.) was "deliberately misleading the Court and the public" about "a possible 12 burglary crime spree spanning 4 counties over 10 days." In a plea agreement, Biberaj's office failed to note the offender had recently pleaded guilty to felonies and had pending charges and prior convictions as a minor, according to Plowman. Fox 5 on Saturday first reported on the judge's order to remove Biberaj from the case. "The Commonwealth is deliberately misleading the Court, and the public, in an effort to ‘sell’ the plea agreement for some reason that has yet to be explained," Plowman wrote in his order. The unprecedent

  The Fraternal Order of Police has been clear that a major cause of crime in America has been rogue prosecutors willfully ignoring their job. The American people, across all demographics, are fed up with crime and disorder in their neighborhoods.  Crime is now the top issue in the coming election. Joe Gamaldi- Make no mistake: a law and order wave is coming. And it started with former DA Chesa Boudin... who is now looking for a job!

Mayor Ken Miyagishima and City Manager Ifo Pili became the latest city leaders to criticize bail reform in response to some business community members’ and residents’ concerns about crime and unhoused people. During a Las Cruces City Council meeting June 6, the mayor encouraged attendees to gather support ahead of the next legislative session and take their grievances directly to the Roundhouse and demand change on a state level. He said he'd join them. “When that time comes, and it goes to Santa Fe, we need everyone letting these legislators know what you guys did several years ago … was not right,” the mayor said. “That's what it's going to take. We're going to have to reverse what was done and move forward.” The mayor’s and city manager’s remarks came during a public comment period Monday in which speakers demanded the city take action to reduce crime and decrease the instances of unhoused people trespassing on private property or loitering around neighborhoods, caus