An antiquated law on Texas’ book has made missing school a crime. And what’s more, the illegality of the act of being truant is something that the state has heavily enforced; approximately 100,000 students per year have been sent to criminal court or/and jail for missing school. Now, Texas Governor Greg Abbot has signed into […]

While it may not be the most heinous crime to commit, speeding is certainly illegal. What’s more, Texas’ Transportation Code positively does set—and allow for the enforcement of—speed limits throughout the state. But according to one man who was pulled over for driving 50 miles per hour in a 40 mile per hour zone, speeding […]

On Monday May 18, 2015, 33-year-old Jeffery Conlin hit an officer, Richard Martin with the Houston police department, with his vehicle. The following day, Conlin was pronounced dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to reporters. Officer Richard Martin Fatally Wounded At the time of the accident, police officers in Houston were […]

In 2013, then 20-year-old Karla Maria Mendoza got behind the wheel of a car while drunk. Not only did she make the decision to operate her vehicle while impaired, but she also sent out a text message reading, “2 Drunk 2 Care.” Only seconds after sending the text message, the young woman was involved in […]

On Wednesday, September 24, 2014, the Dallas City Council approved a proposal that would allow every single Dallas police officer to carry a taser. The police department also announced that it would be replacing its old stun guns, which totaled approximately 700, with new and improved tasers in an amount of 2,250—a $3.5 million expenditure. […]