If you drive about eight hours north of Edinburg, you will come to tree in a Dallas neighborhood that might have a little damage this morning. The tree was apparently hit by a BMW driven last night by State Rep. Victoria Neave. The 36-year-old was arrested last night...
You're facing criminal charges. You've already lost your job, and you don't have that much in savings. You know that your first order of business, as soon as you can legally do it, is to land another job. You must provide for your family. If you're convicted, your...
If you've been charged with a serious theft crime, you'll have the opportunity to defend yourself against the charges in court. This means that the judge - and jury in some cases - will not see you as guilty until, and only if, the prosecution proves you to be so...
Drug charges are serious matters in Texas. If this is your first drug charge, you might have questions about what you can do as you face them. The answer to this is that you have the right to present a defense. When you are facing drug charges, your defense should be...
Marijuana is legal in a growing number of states. Texas isn't currently one of them. Although Texas does have a medical marijuana law, it is considered relatively unhelpful. The law only allows for the possession and use of low-THC strains of marijuana by those with...
If you drive from Edinburg northeast along the Gulf coast for a few hours, you will come to Porter, Texas. A freelance photographer who works for a Houston TV station was recently driving on a stretch of road near Porter when he saw something very unusual: a pick-up...
If you drive for about 12 hours northeast of Edinburg, you will come to the small town of Waldo, Arkansas. The town of a little more than 1,000 residents is just 10 miles from manmade Lake Columbia, famous for its large-mouth bass fishing. A former police chief for...
A Rio Grande Valley TV station reports that some area men might regret the urge to capture a moment. The men were arrested at a home near Edinburg, officials said. After they were taken into custody as part of a cocaine trafficking investigation, the homeowner told...
We don't know how many fans of folk music, bluegrass and country music will make the 5-hour drive north from Edinburg to Kerrville later this month, but we know that the annual Kerrville Folk Festival draws visitors from across Texas and far beyond. One of the...
If you drive a few minutes south of Edinburg on US 281, you arrive in our city's neighbor, Alamo. The town is home to three men who find themselves drug trafficking charges far north of Texas. The three men -- ages 37, 39 and 43 -- were recently arrested about 1,100...