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May 27, 2019 Criminal

2019 Criminal Law Update | 40 New Criminal Laws

Updated: July 22, 2019 – Here are the 40 new criminal law legislative changes you need to be aware of...

Apr 22, 2019 Criminal

What is the First Step Act? The First Step Act, formally known as the Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely...

Mar 23, 2019 Criminal

The Court of Criminal Appeals handed down State v. Martinez , answering whether the State’s testing of blood previously drawn by...

Mar 4, 2019 Criminal

If you follow the news, you’ve undoubtedly heard and seen the term “witness tampering” time and again. In recent years,...

Mar 1, 2019 Criminal

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals recently went to great lengths to explain how it came to decision with a...

Feb 23, 2019 Criminal

The Supreme Court, in Timbs v. Indiana, recently handed down a unanimous decision that may be the death knell for...

Feb 11, 2019 Family

Common Law Marriage Most people in Texas know a couple who say something along the lines of, “We’ve lived together...

Feb 1, 2019 Criminal

Case analytics are big business in the world of civil litigation. They help lawyers understand what cases are worth, what...

Jan 3, 2019 Criminal

Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Correctional Facility Inmates have been smuggling prohibited or illegal items, such as drugs,...