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-- I wonder where one could see the actual complaint. --

I don't find it on a quick search. Broden filed a similar complaint (same basis) in July.

July 22nd thread has some links to Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct action on complaints filed with it. See posts 15, 22, and 27. The Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA), which filed the complaint you are seeking, made noises about the setting of bail as early as May 22nd.

Press Release 5/22/15: Waco
The Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association is committed to protecting the constitutional rights of those accused of crimes. The Waco situation of recent days raises serious concerns. It seems unprecedented that you have 170 individuals charged with the same or similar crimes and identical bail amounts set at 1 Million Dollars each. When you consider the constitutional prohibition against excessive bail as well as the requirement for probable cause prior to arresting an individual, the risks of abuse in the Waco case seem obvious.
TCDLA supports enforcement of the law and believes that the public should be protected. However, TCDLA has a growing concern in this situation that the net has been cast too widely and it is probable that not all those being held are guilty of criminal activity.
Emmett Harris
2014-2015 President
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association