DWI News

Texas DPS Amnesty Program Ends, Indigency Program is Born

February 24, 2012

Unfortunately, DPS has ended their Amnesty Program with no plan on offering another amnesty period in the future BUT you may still have a chance to catch a break on surcharge fees. The Texas Legislature recently authorized an Indigency program that will provide drivers with a chance to pay surcharge fees owed and maintain driving [...]

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The Great Texas Warrant Round Up is Back!

February 24, 2012

Starting February 25, 2012, 260 law enforcement agencies around the State of Texas will be making visits to homes, businesses and schools to arrest people who currently have active warrants. Usually before a warrant round up agencies will have an amnesty period…not this time. Just a little heads up to get those warrants paid before [...]

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ABC 13 Latest Interview regarding DA Office Controversy

February 17, 2012

Tyler Flood was interviewed by ABC 13 recently regarding the BAT van cases and the investigation into the potentially faulty DWI testing equipment. Watch the segment below or at ABC13′s website

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Police the police but don’t win at all cost

November 7, 2011

“Law enforcement officers have the obligation to convict the guilty” These strong words are not mine.  They are in fact the Supreme Court’s from United States v. Wade in 1967.  If the police have the duty of convicting an accused, who’s duty is it to hold the police accountable to the public?  The criminal defense [...]

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What I’ve Learned in the Last 10 years

November 4, 2011

Wednesday, November, 2, 2011, I celebrated 10 years being licensed to practice law.  The time I spent applying for law school, going through law school and then studying and taking the bar exam seemed to take forever at the time but 10 years later, looking back, it was just a brief moment in time.  The [...]

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Harris County District Attorney’s Office DIVERT Program and Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 2, Judge Harmon

November 3, 2011

David Mitcham may have successfully figured out how to professionally and respectfully handle the DIVERT issue in Court 2, the issue being that Judge Harmon has (probably correctly) used his informal veto power and said he will not allow an otherwise qualified DWI defendant to enter into the DA’s makeshift deferred adjudication program for first [...]

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HPD Officers Coverup Fellow Officer’s Drunk Driving Accident – Get Rewarded

October 10, 2011

Local news station ABC 13 Eyewitness news ran a featured news story regarding the case in April where HPD officer Sgt. Ruben Trejo vehicle hit a school bus while drunk. Seven officers on the scene proceeded to attempt to coverup the fact that alcohol was involved with the accident, when in fact, officer Trejo’s blood [...]

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Harris County DA’s office wants guilty pleas despite problems with Bat Vans

August 18, 2011

Today, the Harris County DA’s office decided that instead of doing the right thing and dismissing all cases involving a breath test taken in the controversial Bat Vans, they drafted the attached one page “waiver” of all rights to fight a Bat Van case if the defendant still would like to go ahead and plead [...]

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HPD Sergeant OJ Latin Relieved of Duty

August 18, 2011

Houston DWI Lawyer Tyler Flood was interviewed by the Chronicle last night regarding one of his clients. Check out the article at below: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7702151.html

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Texas DPS Surcharge Indigency Program

August 8, 2011

DPS now offers an indigency program to help individuals living at or below 125% of the federal poverty level pay surcharge fees so they are able to drive legally. This program does not waive surcharge fees but may reduce the amount you owe. Each individual must apply by completing an application with a notarized signature [...]

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