Drinking and driving in Texas is never a good idea. If you’re stopped by police in the Lone Star State with blood alcohol content level higher than .08, you could be arrested for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI), a serious offense that only gets more serious with each additional conviction. For first-time offenders, a DWI conviction […]

Someone underage who is caught drinking or who is caught with alcohol can be cited for “minor in possession” or “minor in consumption,” which are some of the most common types of alcohol-related citations issued in Texas. In the past few years, Texas has cracked down on this offense harder than ever. College towns like […]

The dictionary defines theft the same way we all do: it’s the act of intentionally taking something that belongs to someone else. But did you know that many different crimes are considered theft under Texas state law? All of them involve stealing something, but these crimes range from writing a bad check to robbing a […]

While a conviction for either can mean fines—in some instances up to thousands of dollars—and even jail time, the DWI is the more serious crime.