Texas residents may be aware that the United States has a high level of incarceration. However, they may not know that more than 20 percent of those behind bars have not been found guilty of committing a crime. While some of these prisoners are incarcerated while they...
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Month: January 2018
Life sentence for woman in drug case
A 46-year-old woman was sentenced to life in prison on drug-related charges on Jan. 18. The woman pleaded guilty to several offenses including possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. The plea agreement included an agreement from federal and local...
Texas man arrested for parole violation, meth possession
On Jan. 8, a 51-year-old Texas man was arrested after a traffic stop near Chandler. He had reportedly violated the terms of his parole and was also in possession of illegal drugs. According to authorities, the defendant was pulled over for a traffic violation on FM...
Man facing drug charges after police find promethazine
On Jan. 4, it was reported that a Texas man was taken into custody in November 2017 after authorities found more than 30 bottles of promethazine and other drugs in his vehicle. The man, age 25, was originally pulled over after authorities observed him driving in an...
By the numbers, the effects of a high BAC
In Texas, as in every other state, it is illegal to drive when the blood alcohol concentration level is 0.08 percent or higher. However, most people probably do not know how little alcohol it takes to reach that level. Perhaps someone is accustomed...
Crime rates likely went down in 2017
Texas residents may be interested to hear that the murder rate in Houston was estimated to be down by 20.5 percent in 2017. This is part of a downward trend for both crime overall and violent crimes in particular. Violent crimes are forecast to drop by .6 percent...