Facing drug charges after a false positive?
As part of your employment contract, you may have agreed to submit to random urine tests as part of the company's drug prevention policies. If you registered positive, your job might be at risk. However, if you're one of many people in Texas who are facing drug...
Texas laws regarding prescription drug crimes
If you were to survey all adults in Texas, you would likely have a difficult time finding someone who has not, at some point in life, taken medication recommended to him or her by a doctor. If you are a licensed physician, you no doubt write prescriptions often, in...
44 arrested for drug crimes and more in Texas
Customs and Border Patrol agents say that they recently arrested 44 people for crimes they allegedly committed at points of entry to the United States, in Texas. Law enforcement officers say they confiscated many items during an investigation and search, including...
Frequent DWI Questions
The Texas Department of Transportation states that a citizen of the state is hurt or killed in a crash where alcohol is involved every twenty minutes. Driving while intoxicated is a grave criminal offense in Texas. In recent years, the legal penalties associated with...
Are drug charges affecting your college goals?
If you are one of many Texas students set on earning a college degree, it is no doubt that you will encounter challenges along the way. Whether it's your first year on campus or you are mere months away from graduating, drug charges could place your degree and your...
More women appear to be participating in the drug trade
Texas has long been in the forefront of international drug trafficking in North America. For decades, men have dominated this drug trade between the United States and Latin America, but authorities increasingly discover women contributing to this illegal commerce....
Houston rapper among 9 indicted on federal drug charges
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas has announced that nine individuals have been indicted on narcotics charges following a multi-agency investigation into drug distribution in Houston and Harris County. A federal grand jury returned the...
Texas man indicted on federal gun and drug charges
A Texas man who was once one of the Lone Star State’s most-wanted fugitives has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of possessing illegal drugs with the intent to distribute and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The indictment was announced in an...
What to know about drug DWIs
In the state of Texas, you may be charged with DWI if you are found to be driving under the influence of drugs. This may be true even if you are found to be impaired by a medication that was legally prescribed to you by a doctor. In some cases, you may be taken into...
Flawed roadside drug tests complicate convictions
When a Texas police officer stops a suspect with a suspicious substance, they need to have a reasonable belief that the substance is an illegal narcotic. This is otherwise known as having probable cause to make the arrest. However, there have been recent reports that...