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  • What Is Blood Alcohol Concentration?

    If you’re familiar with Texas’ DUI laws, you may be aware that a person is legally considered intoxicated if they have a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08% or higher. But you might not know what a BAC actually is or how it’s measured. We’ll cover that in this blog. What Happens When You Drink Alcohol? Let’s say you’re out with your friends having a couple of alcoholic beverages. When you ...
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  • New Method Could Soon Be Used for DNA Testing

    Law enforcement agencies use DNA testing to determine whether or not some piece of biological matter – like a hair follicle or fingernail – at a crime scene matches that of a person of interest. Various methods are used to analyze the evidence, and sometimes results come back with a match, linking an individual to a crime; other times, they can show that the suspected person did not commit an ...
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  • Texas Extends Statute of Limitations on Some Sexual Assault Cases

    On September 1, 2019, a new law went into effect that halts the statute of limitations for some sexual assault cases and extends it for others. The measure was written by Rep. Victoria Neave, D-Dallas, and was named after Lavinia Masters, whose rape kit went untested for over 20 years. Lawmakers said the new legislation would eliminate the backlog of DNA testing in the state. The statute of ...
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  • Why the Hemp Law Change Halted Charging of Low-Level Marijuana Crimes

    In June of 2019, when hemp became legal in Texas, it changed the definition of marijuana. The updates to the law created a disturbance in the prosecution of low-level marijuana offenses. Before the new legislation went into effect, marijuana was defined as a substance deriving from the cannabis plant. Now, it is defined as cannabis that contains more than 0.3% of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Legal ...
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