November 2024 elections are right around the corner. There are a lot of local issues being addressed such as school bonds, constable elections, and on a larger scale, the presidential election. General election will be help on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Early voting starts Monday October 21, 2024 and ends Friday, November 1, 2024. Persons […]
The Texas Code of Criminal Procedure defines the process of deferred adjudication under Article 42A.101. The Code states the following: PLACEMENT ON DEFERRED ADJUDICATION COMMUNITY SUPERVISION. (a) Except as provided by Article 42A.102(b), if in the judge's opinion the best interest of society and the defendant will be served, the judge may, after receiving a […]
On July 4, 1776, the second continental congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence. “In Congress, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume […]
An administrative license revocation hearing, also known as an ALR hearing, is a civil hearing to determine whether the government can suspend an individual’s driver’s license. Your right to an ALR hearing is constitutional, namely your right to procedural and substantive due process. The following list of accusations will typically initiate a driver’s license suspension. […]
Lately, we have seen issues with contract labor ranging from incomplete work to oral agreements that are vague and incomplete. The one common thread is that one party is left feeling misused and taken advantage of, and in some cases, rightly so. Follow a few simple guidelines that can help save you a costly headache […]
Persons accused of a felony in Texas have a right to be indicted by a grand jury. A grand jury is comprised of residents of the jurisdiction where the alleged criminal event occurred. Their sole purpose is to evaluate criminal accusations and decide whether there is enough evidence for the district to prosecute. Grand jury […]
