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Mar 17, 2016 Criminal

State Jail Diligent Participation Credit | Early Release

State Jail Diligent Participation Credit Texas currently has 19 state jails housing approximately 9,500 state-jail offenders. Under Penal Code Section...

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Feb 23, 2016 Criminal

Stingrays, the Fourth Amendment, and Cell Site Simulators

Are Cell Site Simulators Legal? Law enforcement agents at the local, state, and federal levels have been using cell site...

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Feb 17, 2016 Criminal

Tarrant County Veterans Court Program

The Tarrant County Veterans Court Program is a diversion program for veterans of our military services. Veterans pay the cost for...

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Jan 28, 2016 Criminal

Public Lewdness in Texas | Is it Illegal to Have Sex in Public?

Having sex in a public place is a crime in Texas. It’s called public lewdness and it can carry stiff...

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Jan 20, 2016 Criminal

Is Your Fantasy Football League Illegal in Texas?

  Attorney General Paxton Opinion on Legality of Fantasy Sports Websites in Texas On January 19, 2016, the Attorney General...

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Jan 4, 2016 Criminal

Protective Orders

A protective order is a court order issued to stop continuing acts of family violence, human trafficking, or stalking. Family...

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Dec 26, 2015 Criminal

Shadow Juries and Mock Trials

What are Shadow Juries? A shadow jury is made up of individuals who closely match the demographics and backgrounds of...

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Dec 23, 2015 Criminal

Underage Drinking in Texas: What You Need to Know

Minors and alcohol in Texas don’t mix – or at least not in the eyes of the law. In Texas,...

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Dec 17, 2015 Criminal

Bitcoin: The Criminal Implications of Using Cryptocurrency

The Criminal Implications of Using Bitcoin Bitcoins are the new black. Created and held electronically by users, this new form...

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