In legend, at least, Texas is the nation’s most-self-defense friendly state, whether you are defending your person or your home or elsewhere. Many people are familiar with the joke – or maybe it is an apocryphal story? – about The Texan charged with murder who explained to the judge that the person “just needed killing.”…
You can make the argument that not all slayings are equal in the eyes of the law, but they are all serious. Homicide includes every kind of killing at the hands of another person, but criminal homicide is, by definition, always criminal. Even so, there are levels of criminal homicide based on culpability and other…
In general, a felony conviction in Texas will be with you for life. The circumstances under which a criminal conviction, especially a felony, can be expunged are limited. When a criminal charge is expunged, all traces of that conviction are removed from your record. People searching for your criminal record, whether for employment, housing, personal…
In 2019, there were 2,436 alcohol-related traffic accidents in Houston. In those traffic accidents, there were 73 deaths and an estimated 730 injuries. Houston is the most populous city in Texas, but no other municipality even came close in terms of alcohol-related traffic fatalities, accidents, or injuries. San Antonio, the second-largest municipality in the state…
Have you ever woken up to a small cell, a thin pad that barely qualifies as a mattress, wearing clothes that definitely aren’t yours? If you have, you know that this is a decent description of jail. Landing in jail, especially for your first time, can be intimidating, scary, and anxiety-inducing. You may not know…
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