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Trump and Flag-Burning
Normally, I try to keep this blog out of the political ditches, so to speak, but I believe it’s necessary to address something that president-elect Trump recently said, and, more importantly, to correct any misimpression it might leave people with. On...
Handguns and Substance Abuse (Drugs and Alcohol)
It’s widely known that, in Texas, a person can obtain a license to carry a handgun. Less known, however, is that a history of substance abuse can render a person ineligible to carry a handgun in Texas. In fact, even a remote history of substance abuse can...
Too High to Drive: DWI and Pot
For purposes of “driving while intoxicated” in Texas, you can be charged if you have lost the normal use of your mental or physical faculties because of the introduction of alcohol, a controlled substance, drug, dangerous drug, combination of any of those two, or any...
Drug Possession: Fingerprints?
Drug Possession: Fingerprints? I have written previously on “affirmative-links,” in this blog. In order to charge a person with possession of a drug, the State must prove that (1) the person knew the substance in his possession was contraband, and (2) the person...
Accounting for the Heroin Epidemic
Stricter drug enforcement policies created the heroin epidemic. In its 2015 National Drug Threat Assessment Summary, the United States Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration reported that drug poisoning deaths (overdoses) involving opioid...
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