Texas Inspection Sticker Requirement Ending in 2025
Everything You Need to Know About Texas Inspection Stickers Ending in 2025 For as long as most Texans can remember, we’ve had Texas inspection stickers on our vehicles. Many of…
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Can You Get Early Release from DWI Probation in Texas?
Can You Get Early Release from DWI Probation in Texas? If you were convicted of DWI and placed on straight probation, the short answer is no. Texas law explicitly prohibits…
Massage Parlor Raids in Texas: Charges & Penalties
Massage parlor raids in Texas have become increasingly common as law enforcement agencies target businesses suspected of prostitution, solicitation, and human trafficking. These operations are often the result of long-term…
How to Fight DWI Breath Test in Texas
Challenging the Intoxilyzer 9000: How to Fight DWI Breath Test in Texas The rise in DWI cases across Texas has brought increased scrutiny to the state’s primary breath-testing instrument –…
Chatrie v United States: Geofence Warrants Constitute a Search under the Fourth Amendment
In Chatrie v. United States, a divided Supreme Court held that police conduct a Fourth Amendment “search” when they obtain a person’s cell-phone location data from Google through a geofence…
Hit by a School Bus in Texas? Who’s Liable Depends on Who Operates It
A school bus hit your car, ran a red light, failed to yield, or backed into you in a parking lot. You have injuries. You have a totaled vehicle. And…
Hit by a Police Car or Emergency Vehicle in DFW? Here’s What Texas Law Actually Says
A Fort Worth patrol car running lights and siren blows through a red light and hits your vehicle broadside. Or a Dallas fire engine responding to a call crosses the…
State v. Barber – Court of Criminal Appeals Clarifies “On View” Arrest Requirements
The Court of Criminal Appeals recently clarified a Texas officer can make a warrantless “on view” arrest only for a crime he actually perceives while it is happening. While that…
Arrested as a Doctor in Texas
What Every Physician Needs to Know to Protect Their License and Career An arrest can upend anyone’s life. For a physician, it can do far more than that. A single…