Five years after his initial indictment for illegally soliciting cases as a lawyer, Texas state Rep. Ron Reynolds recently entered the Montgomery County Jail and began serving a one-year sentence for barratry, though he has vowed to continue fighting the charge.

Reynolds, who is allowed to keep his job as a lawmaker because he was not convicted of a felony, voluntarily revoked his appeal bond so he could be released from jail in time to serve during the 86th legislative session beginning in 2019. He expects to be released from jail in less than six months, according to a statement released by his legislative office.