Texas SB 1338 – Making a Manageable Issue a Huge Problem
Austin, TX - The Committee on Criminal Justice held a hearing at the Texas State Capitol, on Tuesday, April 4. The hearing room was packed with bondsmen from around the state. They traveled to Austin to register their opposition to Senate Bill 1338. The measures underlying purpose is to put Texas bondsmen out of business. The tension in the room was palpable. On behalf of ABC, I was among several representatives of the bail bond industry who registered to testify in opposition to SB 1338. Also providing testimony were expert bail attorneys Ken Good and Randy Adler and Houston based bondsmen, John Burns and Rodney Vannerson. Sen. John Whitmire (D-15) is the Chair of the Criminal Justice Committee and the author of SB 1338. In his introduction of…