On Tuesday, Alex Guajardo stood before the family of his murdered wife in court, taking responsibility for his crimes.

Alex Guajardo told the family of his murdered wife, “As God is my witness, I take full responsibility for this”.

A mother is suing Harris County for the death of her daughter, Caitlynne Infinger Guajardo, who police said was stabbed to death by her husband, Alex Gaujardo, while he was out on multiple personal recognizance bonds.

The deaths of Chaney and Caitlynne Infinger Guajardo have both been blamed on failures in the complex bail system. “We’re going to separate the Damon Allen Act and what I’m expecting from bail reform there,” Abbott told The Texas Tribune. If a defendant’s bail is set at $10,000, for example, a payment of $1,000 to a bonds company can get them out of jail. Bail reform advocates for years have fought the cash bail system, and multiple federal courts have ordered several Texas counties to change their pretrial practices. Federal courts have ruled that a mechanical use of preset cash bail amounts without individual consideration is unconstitutional.

HOUSTON – Senator Paul Bettencourt and Crime Stoppers of Houston held a press conference on “Caitlynne’s” bill filing on Personal Recognizance Bonds (PR bonds) Monday. The bill would prevent defendants from release on multiple PR bonds. The press conference started at 10 a.m. at the Crime Stoppers of Houston Building and included several community leaders/officials. “Too many of our citizens have become victims of violent crime by habitual offenders who are continually released back to the community often on multiple PR bonds,” said Crime Stoppers of Houston CEO Rania Mankarious. According to Andy Kahan with Crime Stoppers, since 2018, 90 victims have been killed in Harris County by defendants released on various PR and low-dollar felony bonds.