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...
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Marijuana diversion program approved by Texas county
Texas has not joined states like California, Washington and Colorado in legalizing marijuana for recreational use, but that has not prevented lawmakers in parts of the Lone Star State from implementing diversion programs that allow those found to be in possession of...
Texas DOT launches holiday drunk driving campaign
Alcohol impairment was a factor in about a quarter of the road deaths in Texas during the 2016 holiday season, and the state's Department of Transportation has launched a campaign designed to draw attention to the dangers of getting behind the wheel after drinking as...
Cite-and-release program could cut marijuana arrests
For residents of Texas, there have been some changes made to marijuana and cannabis possession law. In December 2017, the city of Dallas began implementing a program approved earlier in the year by the City Council that would create a "cite-and-release" system for...
Texas vehicle stop leads to discovery of 272 pounds of marijuana
A trooper that pulled a vehicle over on Nov. 1 in Texas for a minor traffic violation discovered 272 pounds of marijuana, according to media reports. The Texas Department of Public Safety reports that the 33-year-old Bishop man that was behind the wheel of the vehicle...
6 Texas men arrested in marijuana bust
Six Texas residents have been taken into custody on suspicion of running a marijuana grow house operation. The arrests occurred in Fort Bend and Harris counties. According to local media accounts, three Houston men, ages 37, 35 and 27, were taken into custody in Fort...
Dallas to implement cite and release marijuana policy
Efforts to decriminalize recreational marijuana use have failed to gain much traction in Texas at the state level, but some localities are taking steps of their own to reduce the burden on the courts and allow law enforcement to concentrate on more serious crimes....
Drug possession arrests skyrocket with little positive effect
Each year, many Texans are arrested for possessing drugs. While the Department of Justice has announced a renewed focus on drug crimes, arrests had not fallen off before the current administration. One consistent theme with drug possession arrests is that they do not...
Pilot sentenced to 3 years for transporting drugs in plane
On Sept. 22, it was reported that a Texas pilot who pleaded guilty to drug charges was sentenced to three years in federal prison. The Department of Justice said that the Austin pilot was caught transporting at least 200 pounds of marijuana from Oregon to Texas....
Murder rate on the rise in several cities
Texas residents may have heard that for two years in a row, violent crime, including murder, has increased in the United States according to FBI data. However, a closer look at the statistics reveals that the increase is largely concentrated in a few cities. Between...