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The new Texas open carry law goes into effect on January 1st, 2016. Texas currently allows open carry for rifles and shotguns, but has banned visible handguns since the years following the Civil War. Very soon, you will likely begin to see people in...

What are Your Rights in Your Car? When Can Police Search Your Vehicle? The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects you from unreasonable searches and seizures. Because of this, a police officer needs a specific reason to pull your vehicle...

Your Rights Are the Strongest Where You Live The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits police from conducting unreasonable searches and seizures. This is one of our most important liberties—if not the most important. If police conduct an...

The range of punishment in Texas that most people are aware of consists of felonies and misdemeanors. There are three categories of misdemeanors. There are several more categories of felonies. The Texas statutory language on punishment can be found...

Were you arrested and charged because evidence of a crime was found on you, in your home, or in your car? If so, the legality of the search is always an issue. If you can demonstrate that the search was illegal, the evidence will be thrown out. Evidence...

Consent to Search – What You Need to Know Your Fourth Amendment rights require that police have a warrant, or a warrant exception, to search anywhere you have a reasonable expectation of privacy. This means your home. This also means a backpack or a...

Fighting DWI Cases in Fort Worth Means a Dogfight. Is Your Lawyer Ready for that Fight? District Attorneys prosecute DWI cases aggressively in Fort Worth and everywhere else across Texas. Pressure from citizens as well as from lobbyists like Mothers...

20 Years of Compromised Expert Testimony in Hair Follicle Tests Here is yet another story detailing widespread and systemic problems with scientific evidence during trials leading to convictions, incarceration, and, in some cases, death. This time,...