Trump and Flag-Burning

  Normally, I try to keep this blog out of the political ditches, so to speak, but I believe it’s necessary to address something that president-elect Trump recently said, and, more importantly, to correct any misimpression it might leave people with.   On...

Too High to Drive: DWI and Pot

For purposes of “driving while intoxicated” in Texas, you can be charged if you have lost the normal use of your mental or physical faculties because of the introduction of alcohol, a controlled substance, drug, dangerous drug, combination of any of those two, or any...

Drug Possession: Fingerprints?

Drug Possession: Fingerprints?   I have written previously on “affirmative-links,” in this blog. In order to charge a person with possession of a drug, the State must prove that (1) the person knew the substance in his possession was contraband, and (2) the person...