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For those of us concerned about privacy, the future is becoming a dangerous place. It has been slightly more than one year since the NSA fiasco. Many people in this country were shocked at the degree to which the federal government monitors ours phone...

Should States Set THC Limits for Marijuana DUI? Several weeks ago, a law died in the California Legislature that would have made it significantly easier to go after drivers and prosecute them for marijuana DUI. The law aimed to set the limit at 2...

Civil Commitment in Texas and the Illusion of a Rehabilitative Goal It is not a shattering revelation to say that sex offenders are the true castaways of society. They are considered to be such a threat, so undesirable, and so dangerous, that even when...

False Drug Convictions in Texas – 21 People Exonerated 21 people who pleaded guilty and served time for possession of controlled substances in Texas have had their false drug convictions reversed. This is from an article in the Austin American...

Police Chief Art Acevedo of the Austin Police Department just revealed a new and shocking employee policy. I say shocking because the effect is alarming, but it is not surprising. According to this new policy, police officers and employees who are...

A Houston school bus driver is being charged with a felony DWI. Nathan Manuel was transporting four students home from school when the school bus backed into another car several times. Residents said that when Manuel stepped out to investigate, he was...

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...