What is a hate crime? Under Texas law, a hate crime is any crime that is motivated by prejudice, hatred or advocacy of violence. Under federal law, hate crimes are crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity or [...]
For some crimes in Texas, it is not uncommon for the prosecution to seek to try accused minors as adults. But how did this come to be? When does a minor get tried as an adult? Changes to Texas Law In 1995, Texas laws [...]
One of the leading causes of accidental death in the United States is prescription drug overdose. Naturally, Texas police are very concerned with the proliferation of prescription drugs. They are taken very seriously, and there are many charges you can face as a result [...]
As technology becomes more and more advanced, so have credit cards – and so have those who seek to steal credit cards. Nowadays there are many different methods of stealing people’s credit information. Types of Credit Card Fraud Credit card fraud falls into two categories: [...]
Fake guns can look incredibly real – from BB guns to airsoft guns and even plastic children’s guns. And police in Texas are reporting now that more and more gun-related crimes are being committed with fake guns. These guns are cheaper and easier to [...]
The worst outcome in a DWI accident is when someone involved dies. It’s a tragedy for all parties involved, and can result in a number of different charges. The big one is intoxication manslaughter. There’s no one-size-fits-all charge against drivers whose intoxication led to the [...]
Research has found that somewhere between two and 10 percent of sexual assault claims are false. That might not seem like a lot – but if you become the one facing these allegations, you know that the statistics do not matter. False sexual assault [...]
Say goodbye to 2016! The year ends this weekend, and we know there will be a lot of people out there shooting fireworks, seeing friends and family and drinking alcohol. Know that Dallas-Fort Worth police will be in full force patrolling for drunk drivers. [...]
As of January 1, 2016, Texas is an open-carry state. Texas has a reputation for fairly lax gun laws, but that doesn’t mean that you can just walk around with a gun on display. There are a variety of crimes you can be charged [...]
Domestic assault, also known as family violence, occurs when there is a physical altercation between two people. Generally, you hear about it in regards to spouses or family members, but the umbrella of domestic assault is actually much wider than that. Anyone who shares [...]
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