If House Bill 81 becomes law, marijuana advocates in Texas will have achieved their greatest victory yet – statewide decriminalization of the drug. Shaun McAlister, the leader of the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) believes [...]
Simply put – DWIs are expensive. There are several financial costs associated with drunk driving convictions, the most obvious of which is fines. Your first offense can cost up to $2,000 from the fine alone. A second offense can run you $4,000, and a [...]
There are a lot of myths and misconceptions regarding DWI charges in Texas. For this week’s DWI FAQ blog, we will bust some of these myths. Myth: You must answer the police officer’s questions. Fact: This could not be further from the truth. You [...]
Everyone these days has a high-definition camera in their pocket. Some people use these to record police interactions, an action that sometimes agitates the cops. But cameras are a valuable tool to make sure people preserve their rights – and one North Carolina lawyer [...]
Cyberbullying has become more common in the United States, spurred on by the rise of the Internet. Two bills, one in the Texas House and one in the Texas Senate, aim to end cyberbullying by increasing the penalties for it. The Senate bill, known [...]
Texas’ implied consent law requires drivers to submit to breath or blood tests when suspected of DWI. Of course, you can still refuse, but if you do, you will have your license suspended automatically for 180 days (or more, depending on whether this is [...]
The Standardized Field Sobriety Test is a series of tasks police officers like to use when a person is suspected of drunk driving. It consists of three parts: The Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test, where the officer checks the driver’s eyes for jagged, erratic movement [...]
In Texas, a 17-year-old is considered an adult for the purposes of the criminal system. Because of this, there is a problem within the criminal justice system – a disconnect between how 17-year-olds are generally treated in society and how, despite that, they must [...]
In Texas, the legal limit for blood alcohol concentration, or BAC, is 0.08 percent (this may change if the National Transportation Safety Board gets its way – they have been advocating lowering the limit to 0.05). This means that if you have more than [...]
The specter of past crimes can follow you for a long, long time. It can affect employment prospects, housing options and even prevent you from pursuing education. So, a common question we hear is: is it possible to have the record wiped clean? The [...]
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