Court Rules Texas Revenge Porn Law is Not Unconstitutional
A court has upheld Texas’ recently enacted “revenge porn” law that can land offenders in jail for up to a year. The... Read More
Protestors who obstruct Emergency Vehicles Face Felony Charges in Texas
People have a right to protest peacefully under the First Amendment. However, it’s illegal to obstruct the roadway if it prevents the... Read More
DPS Probes Date Rape Allegations on Texas Capitol Staffer
Date rape allegations are taken very seriously by authorities, particularly if a drug is used. In Texas, the authorities are investigating allegations... Read More
Texas Inmate Died in Jail after a Minor Drug Arrest
As criminal defense lawyers, we do everything in our power to keep defendants out of jail. We realize that Texas’s jails and... Read More
Report Finds Texas Had the Second Highest Number of Exonerations
Thousands of prisoners have been exonerated in recent years for wrongful convictions, amounting to almost 25,000 lost years behind bars. Texas leads... Read More
Texas Rangers Stop Using Hypnosis to Investigate Crimes
For more than four decades Texas Rangers have used the controversial practice of hypnosis to interrogate crime suspects and witnesses. The Texas... Read More
The Pandemic Year Saw a Big Rise in Homicides in Texas Cities
Homicides increased in many major U.S. cities during 2020, the pandemic year. Cities in Texas were no exception. This month, NPR reported... Read More
Are Dallas’ No Cruising Laws in Dallas Like Stop and Frisk?
Moves to strengthen Dallas’ no cruising laws to clamp down on prostitution and sex trafficking in recent weeks have provoked a lively... Read More
Woman Jailed for Illegal Voting in Texas Seeks to Have her Conviction Overturned
Illegal voting is taken very seriously in Texas and can land suspects in jail. A Fort Worth woman who claims she cast... Read More
Crime Reform Bills Feature Heavily in Texas’ 2021 Legislative Agenda
Crime reform bills are again prominent in the upcoming legislative agenda in Texas. It remains to be seen how many proposals will... Read More
