Beginning March 5, 2024, a new Texa law goes into effect (Chapter 51). The new law concerns “Illegal Entry into This State.” The law empowers Texas prosecutors to file charges for immigration based crimes ordinarily prosecuted by Federal authorities. The new law also created 5B.002 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. The law permits […]
New TX Laws for 2024: Illegal Entry Crimes
Will Fentanyl test kits remain illegal in Texas?
Fentanyl test kits could save lives in Texas. The epidemic of drug overdose deaths has surged in the last several years, due in large part to Fentanyl. Fentanyl is an extremely potent drug, up to 100 times more potent than morphine, and its effects can be both powerful and short-lived. This makes it particularly dangerous […]
Reforms to TX Marijuana & THC Possession Laws DIED in 2021 – POSSESSION OF THC REMAINS A FELONY IN TEXAS
A bill almost became a law in Texas, reducing the penalties for marijuana and THC possession – Texas House Bill 2593. That’s right, Texas came closer than it ever has to decriminalizing possession of less than one ounce of marijuana; the new law would have made posssession of less than 28 grams a class C […]
THC VAPING: FACTS & FICTION
There has been a lot in the news recently about lung diseases associated with vaping products. Much of the news coverage has identified “illicit THC” vaping products as being the main culprit – but how much of this news coverage is truth, based on facts, and how much of the media coverage is fear-mongering and […]
TX Hemp & Marijuana Law – New Laws for 2019
The laws have changed in Texas for 2019 and Low-THC products like hemp plant, hemp-oil, and CBD-oil are legal, if they contain less than 0.3% THC. This is nowhere near full-scale legalization of cannabis, or even legalization for medical use – but, it IS a big step for the state of Texas. Additionally, there are […]
I will not answer any questions and I will not make any statement.
Seems simple enough, but the majority of clients that call me with a legal issue do so AFTER they have already spoken to the police, made a statement, or even given a recorded interview. This can seriously damage their defense – if you the police are investigating a crime and they either tell you that […]