Judge rules Harris Co bail system unfair
U S District Judge Lee Rosenthal ruled Harris County's bail policy discriminates by wealth and detains indigent misdemeanor defendants before trial. She ordered releasing indigent inmates awaiting trial on nonjailable offenses without cash bail and noted Texas-wide efforts to reform bail.
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Judge Rules
Harris Co
Houston
Tem
Harris County
Texas
Texas Commission On Jail Standards
Eloie Jordan Founded Beach City First Mayor of Texas
Eloie Jordan, a 1938 Robert E. Lee High School graduate, helped Beach City form in 1966 to avoid annexation by Baytown. She led the incorporation effort, became the town’s first mayor, and was noted for her public service with United Way and the Chambers County Grand Jury Commission. Combs praised her as a sharp, special woman who cherished the “little piece of heaven” in Beach City.
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Jordan
Robert E. Lee
Barbers Hill
Beach City
Combs
City of
Baytown
George Armer
Ruth Hoover
J.D. Nicholson
Bill White
Chambers County
Oscar Nelson
Eugene Jensen
Commissioners Court
Texas
United Way Board of Directors
Chambers County Grand Jury Commission
Baytown Hospital
Mama
Eloie Jordan
Eloice Jordan
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Regent, Lee College
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Andrew
Timothy
Daniel
Lee College
University of North Texas Association of Community College Trustees
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Jess Navarre
Second Baptist Church
Gccisd
I-10 East Fry
Phyllis Davis
Decker Drive
Election Day
Baytown, TX
College Board of Regents
Wayne Gray
Laytown, Texas
Ruby Parveen
Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital
Garth Rd
U.S
Methalist
San Jacinto Hospital
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