Insights

Straight answers about Texas criminal charges

Deadlines, defenses, and the consequences prosecutors rarely explain. Written for people who were arrested last night, not for lawyers.

DWI Defense

What happens in the first 15 days after a Houston DWI arrest

Your license suspension clock starts before your first court date. Here is the ALR deadline, what the State collects, and the requests your lawyer should file immediately.

August 4, 2026

Evidence

Blood test vs. breath test: which is easier to challenge?

Both are beatable. Warrant defects, chain of custody, headspace gas chromatography, and slope detector errors all create reasonable doubt.

July 22, 2026

License Defense

Nurses and CPAs: how a criminal charge triggers a board investigation

A dismissal in criminal court does not end your licensing exposure. Reporting duties, timelines, and how the two cases should be coordinated.

July 9, 2026

Expunction

Can a dismissed charge still show up on a background check?

Yes — until the arrest record is expunged or sealed. Eligibility rules, waiting periods, and what to do when a private database keeps the entry.

June 28, 2026

Criminal Defense

Soliciting prostitution is now a felony in Texas: what changed

Sting operations cast a wide net. How the amended statute works and the defenses that keep a first accusation from becoming a felony conviction.

June 12, 2026

BWI

Boating while intoxicated: why seated sobriety tasks are unreliable

Sun, wind, wave motion, and fatigue mimic intoxication. The float tests officers use on the water have thin scientific support.

May 30, 2026

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