Austin Location
608 West 12th Street, Suite B Austin, TX 78701
Georgetown Location
706 Rock St, Georgetown, TX 78626
512-369-3737
get directions Some Williamson County misdemeanor charges — including many first-time DWI charges — can end in an outright dismissal without a trial, through the County Attorney's Pre-Trial Intervention Program (PTIP). Complete the progra...
Under Texas Penal Code §38.02, failure to identify is a crime in limited situations. Refusing to give your name, address, or date of birth is an offense only after a lawful arrest, not during a routine detention. Giving fa...
Interference with public duties is a Class B misdemeanor under Texas Penal Code §38.15, committed when a person with criminal negligence interrupts, disrupts, or impedes a peace officer, firefighter, or emergency medical p...
Reckless driving in Texas is a criminal misdemeanor under Texas Transportation Code § 545.401 — operating a vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of people or property. It is punishable by up to 30 da...
A terroristic threat in Texas (Penal Code § 22.07) is a threat to commit any violent act against a person or property, made to place someone in fear, disrupt a public service, or pressure a government agency. No one has to...
People often assume that "doing a program" to avoid a DWI conviction means it can never be used against them later. In Texas, that's only half true — and the half that's wrong can turn your next DWI into a second offense. ...
A DWI arrest in Texas sets two separate cases in motion at the same time. One is the criminal DWI case you will eventually face in court. The other is a civil case against your driver's license, handled by the Texas Department ...
In Texas, bail is the amount of money or conditions a court sets to release a defendant from jail while the case is pending. A magistrate sets bail shortly after arrest — usually within 48 hours — under Chapter 17 of the Te...
A first-offense DWI in Texas is a Class B misdemeanor under Texas Penal Code § 49.04 — not a felony in the ordinary case. But "misdemeanor" understates what you are facing: a first DWI carries possible jail time, a fine plus...
Expunction destroys the record. Non-disclosure seals it. Different statutes, different eligibility rules, different practical effects. The choice between them is not yours to make — Texas law decides which one your case quali...
Most people assume a dismissal makes everything go away. It does not. In Texas, a dismissed charge stays on your record at the Department of Public Safety, on the court docket, in district attorney files, and across the commerc...
A walkthrough lets you resolve an active Travis County arrest warrant without being handcuffed, booked into jail, or held in custody. Working ahead of your surrender, your attorney arranges a judge-approved bond and a waiver of...
608 West 12th Street, Suite B Austin, TX 78701
706 Rock St, Georgetown, TX 78626
512-369-3737
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