85R3322 MAW-D     By: Hall S.J.R. No. 8       A JOINT RESOLUTION   proposing a constitutional amendment denying bail to certain   persons who are unlawfully present in the United States and are   taken into custody for committing a felony.          BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by   adding Section 11d to read as follows:          Sec. 11d.  A person taken into custody for committing a   felony shall be denied release on bail pending trial if a judge or   magistrate, following a hearing, determines that the person is not   a citizen or national of the United States and is not lawfully   present in the United States.          SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be   submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2017.   The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the   proposition: "The constitutional amendment denying bail to certain   persons who are unlawfully present in the United States and are   taken into custody for committing a felony."