With the easy accessibility of taking and sending photos in the digital age, sending explicit photos is now more commonplace than ever before. The disturbing part of this trend is that many young women, many of whom are underage, receive unwanted photos from males that are considered to be explicit. To stop this disturbing behavior, […]
Disclaimer: This essay was written by our Summer 2022 Aggie Ring Scholarship recipient Emma Burford. Opinions are not reflective of The Greening Law Group. Since taking government classes in high school I have always been in awe of how our constitution, legal system, and structure of government as a whole, created over 200 years ago, […]
Texas law governing deadly conduct addresses using weapons in a threatening, dangerous, or reckless manner. The law the way that it is written allows an individual to be charged with deadly conduct when using any type of weapon in a method as previously described. Nevertheless, this particular law is most often applied to a firearm’s […]
Texas defines criminal mischief as damage or vandalism to another individual’s property. In addition, the offender must have intentionally or knowingly caused damage to the other individual’s property, resulting in considerable loss. The law also considers “tagging” or drawing graffiti on another person’s property as criminal mischief. If you have been charged with criminal mischief, […]
In order for a police officer to pull you over in Texas or detain you, there must first be a reasonable amount of suspicion to do so. Although law enforcement officials need to have reasonable suspicion to stop or detain you, they are not allowed to arrest you on reasonable suspicion alone. For example, a […]
The legal drinking age in Texas is 21, and if you are not 21 you can be charged if you are caught with alcohol. Some of the most common alcohol offenses are Minor in Possession of Alcohol and Minor in Consumption of Alcohol. These are found in Chapter 106 of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code. […]