The topic of self-driving cars has been in the news for many years. It perpetually feels like these futuristic vehicles are always on the horizon, but they never come to fruition. Well for the last few days, self-driving cars have been in the news for all the wrong...
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Mexico’s no-tolerance law on crossing the border with a gun
Gun ownership extends long into our Mexican-American history. It is not illegal to own a gun but it is when trying to cross the Mexican border. Unless you have a government permit issued prior to crossing, you are automatically guilty of committing a crime. Mexican...
Texas tough on drunk driving
Around the nation, Texas is known as a place that does not go easy on people who make mistakes. When someone in our state gets behind the wheel of a vehicle after drinking alcohol, they can be arrested and subject to a wide range of punishments. A recent news...
Interstate crash takes the lives of Texas sisters, 11 and 14
It is a phenomenon that is far too common on Texas highways and city streets: multiple vehicle accidents in the same spot. Sometimes a car accident happens along a highway and passing motorists are so fascinated by the sight of the crash that they forget to pay...
Texas cop directing traffic struck by hit-and-run drunk driver
The series of tragic events began early one recent morning when law enforcement officials received a call that a man was walking near an interstate highway. When officers arrived, they found the body of a 25-year-old man who had apparently been struck by a vehicle...
How will a criminal conviction impact your future?
A criminal conviction comes with several different penalties. When you are facing one, your thoughts might turn to the sentence the court could hand down. While this is a big factor in your case, there are other possible penalties and consequences that you may face....
Hoopsters’ careers derailed by marijuana arrests
Texas A&M's men's basketball team has had an up and down season with tough losses to teams it should have beaten balanced by impressive wins over the likes of Auburn and the University of Kentucky. The Aggies were recently dealt a couple of blows in an off-court...
Family of 12 loses two members to Texas drunk driver
A large family was driving through Texas on their way from Arizona to Arkansas when senseless tragedy struck. The family of 12 lost two members -- an 11-year-old girl and a 50-year-old man -- when their vehicle was struck by a drunk driver in Amarillo. Law enforcement...
McAllen teacher arrested on drug trafficking charge
He's a 50-year-old who teaches Spanish to students at Abraham Lincoln Middle School in McAllen. According to news reports, the man told federal law enforcement officials that he was has been helping a Reynosa-based drug cartel for about two years. The Hidalgo County...
Bizarre car crash claims lives of two Texas men
A Texas man was sitting in his car in a suburban Dallas parking lot next to an ATM machine. He was apparently there for a transaction and was filling out a withdrawal slip when a pick-up truck came careening through the parking lot. The white Ford F250 sped across the...