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Fort Worth PD Purchases 400 AXON Flex Cameras Yesterday, the Fort Worth Star Telegram and other outlets reported that the Fort Worth Police Department purchased 400 new cameras for its officers to wear in the field. The cameras attach to an officer’s...

Austin, TX Driver Makes Getting a DWI Much, Much Worse A driver attempting to evade a drunk driving charge and escape police crashed through a barricade late last night in Austin, killing and injuring pedestrians. Now Travis County may be seeking the...

DWI with a 0.00% Breathalyzer in Texas Larry Davis, who blew a 0.00% on a breathalyzer, was arrested and charged for DWI last year in Austin. You can read about him and watch the dashcam video here: Davis DWI. His story highlights how willing and...

Police Need a Warrant to Enter your Home A common story goes like this: police officers will knock on your door, ask to look around, tell you that it will be easier on you if you consent. They explain to you that they are just going to get a warrant...

A high school athletic director and football coach in Gladewater, TX, Jerrod Baugh, was arrested by Longview, TX police last Sunday around 3:20 a.m. on suspicion of DWI at a McDonald’s restaurant. Police responded to a call from a McDonald’s employee...

Are Warrantless Blood Draws Legal? When the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals affirmed the felony DWI conviction of Anthony Aviles based on a warrantless blood draw, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the judgment. This was in January. His conviction was...

Josh Brent Intoxication Manslaughter in Dallas County Texas Jury Selection in the Josh Brent intoxication manslaughter trial began last week in Dallas County. A jury was seated yesterday. The jury pool consisted of 120 people, double the standard...

No Refusal Weekend in Fort Worth and Tarrant County In an increasingly aggressive effort to curtail drinking and driving, Tarrant County recently conducted another no refusal weekend. This has been the third no refusal weekend since thanksgiving. The...