Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects people here in Texas from being discriminated against in hiring as well as in the workplace. It specifically bars discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, color, sex and religion. While all of these types of discrimination have been outlawed since 1964, many people do still […]

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Several weeks ago Attorney General Eric Holder announced his intention to seek changes to the federal mandatory minimum sentences for certain individuals charged with drug crimes considered to be nonviolent and low-level. At that time he indicated that individuals facing federal drug charges should not be charged with those tied to mandatory minimum sentences. Since […]

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Drunk driving arrests occur in cities throughout the state of Texas each day. There are a variety of catalysts behind those arrests. Sometimes checkpoints are set up. Other times law enforcement pulls a driver over as a result of the way in which their car is operating on roads. On other occasions, drunk driving arrests […]

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