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How to Fight Back If You Got a Texas Shoplifting Charge This Christmas

Inventory loss is a significant cost for any retailer, especially around the holidays. For this reason, retailers large and small increase store security during the...

In Texas, Masterminding a Burglary Is Still Burglary

Can you be charged with burglary even if you didn’t enter a building or commit the actual act? The answer, surprisingly, is yes… if the...

No, Domestic Violence Does Not “Spike” in Texas Over the Holidays

A common myth this time of year is that domestic violence rates spike during the season between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. However, the facts...

What It Means to Face a Texas Minor in Possession Charge

If you or your child are facing a minor in possession charge in Texas, you need to understand what the law says and what penalties...

Common Reasons Texans are Charged with Violating Their Probation

Probation is often offered as an alternative to a jail sentence, or in combination with a much shorter jail sentence than you would otherwise face....

How YODA Helps Tarrant County Juveniles Who Have Been Charged

When you’re a teen or young adult, emotions tend to run high. Sometimes, it does not take a whole lot to make you angry. Physical...

Everything You Need to Know about Texas Shoplifting Laws

If you have been charged with shoplifting in Texas, you may wonder what penalties you may face if convicted. Shoplifting may sound like a minor...

Ft. Worth DWI Program’s Death Makes Fighting Back Even More Important

Drinking and driving is a problem in our country and here in Texas, but that problem might now be getting bigger due to funding being...

Do You Qualify to Have Your Texas Criminal Record Sealed or Expunged?

Alexander Pope wrote, “To err is human.” Which is true – we all make mistakes. Most of the time, we learn from our mistakes and...

What Help You Can Expect from Tarrant County Diversion Programs

If you are charged with a crime, you probably expect the consequences to include jail, probation, expensive fines, a major disruption to your life, or...

Get a Second Chance with the First Time Drug Offenders Program

A drug conviction can negatively impact all aspects of your life and leave a permanent mark on your criminal record. If you’re a first-time drug...

Why Battery Is Actually Charged as Assault in Texas

Assault and battery charges are a very serious matter in Texas. Although lesser degrees of assault still carry consequences such as fines and a criminal...