Year: 2020
Real Estate Licensing with a Criminal Record
Selling real estate is a popular choice of career for many people who have a knack for sales, can engage in skillful negotiation, and who...
Getting Off the Sex Offender Registry
The sex offender registry can feel like a ball and chain. There are many reasons someone might end up on this list. Even public urination...
Can Texas Castrate Accused Sex Offenders?
There’s a growing movement in the US that threatens to return us to the age of cruel and barbaric punishments. Ten US states have considered chemical...
Is Sexual Assault a Felony in the First or Second- Degree?
Why are some cases of sexual assault in Texas considered second-degree felonies while others are first-degree? At first, the application of the law can seem...
Public Lewdness in Texas
There is nothing wrong with a little PDA from time to time. However, such intimacy may result in “public lewdness” charges in Texas. According to...
Legal Age for Smoking in Texas is 21
In September 2019, the legal age for smoking and purchasing tobacco and electronic cigarettes in Texas was raised from 18 years old to 21. So, if a minor...
Explaining Your Criminal Record in a Job Interview
Moving forward with your life after a criminal conviction can be difficult at best. Today’s employers increasingly run routine background checks on prospective employees to...
Deferred Adjudication
If you have been charged with a crime, you may have heard about “deferred adjudication” and are wondering what it means, how it works, and...
Chemical Test Refusals
As in all states, Texas has an “implied consent” law that goes into effect when you are pulled over on suspicion of drunk and/or drug-impaired...
Texas Parental Kidnapping
The simple answer to the above question is “yes.” Under certain circumstances in Texas, you can be arrested and charged with a felony for leaving...