In Texas, assault can become a felony when the allegation involves family or dating violence with certain aggravating facts, strangulation or suffocation, a qualifying prior family-violence conviction, serious bodily injury, a deadly weapon, or certain protected people. Depending on the facts, a felony assault charge may be classified as a third-degree, second-degree, or first-degree felony. […]
Summary Yes. In Texas, you can be charged with drug possession even when the drugs belong to someone else. Legal ownership is not the main issue. The State generally must prove that you knowingly or intentionally possessed the substance. Texas law defines possession as actual care, custody, control, or management. When drugs are found in […]
Refusing a DWI blood test in Texas can create driver-license consequences before the criminal case is resolved. A qualifying refusal can trigger a separate Administrative License Revocation, or ALR, proceeding. For a driver who is 21 or older, a first qualifying refusal generally results in a 180-day license suspension. The suspension period increases to two […]
Yes. You can be arrested or charged with DWI in Texas after police find you asleep in a parked car. The central question is whether the state can prove that you were intoxicated while operating a motor vehicle in a public place. The vehicle does not have to be moving when an officer arrives. Texas […]
Police in Texas generally cannot search the digital contents of your phone simply because you were arrested. The Fourth Amendment and Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 18.0215 generally require officers to obtain a search warrant before examining data on a cellular phone following a lawful arrest, unless a recognized exception applies. Police may still […]
If you or a loved one is on parole in Texas and law enforcement shows up with a blue warrant, the situation can move fast and the stakes are high. So what is a blue warrant, exactly? It’s the warrant the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles issues when the state moves to revoke someone’s […]