Texas Defense Firm | May 16, 2025 | Drug Crimes
Central Texas Drug Bust Leads to Five Arrests
The pandemic has stifled many forms of Texas commerce, but the drug trade isn’t one of them. Multiple news outlets report that a collaborative effort by law enforcement has yielded a major drug bust, leading to the dismantling of a poly-drug distribution cell in Austin. The bust, which included the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Texas…
Texas Defense Firm | May 16, 2025 | Drug Crimes
Marijuana Possession Decriminalized in Austin – What It Means for Residents of Collin County
Texas has some of the strictest laws governing marijuana in the U.S. While change is coming, it’s coming slowly. Across the state, it is illegal to use, possess, sell, distribute, produce, grow, or cultivate recreational marijuana. While medical marijuana is legal, it is heavily regulated. Medical marijuana was legalized in 2015, which allowed patients with intractable epilepsy…
Texas Defense Firm | May 16, 2025 | Criminal Defense \ Drug Crimes
Drug Trafficking Ring Uncovered in Central Texas
Central Texas law enforcement charged 13 people with selling counterfeit drugs laced with methamphetamine and fentanyl to college students. The alleged perpetrators are: Many of those charged are former and current students at the University of Texas. They were allegedly part of a drug trafficking operation that sold counterfeit Xanax and Adderall to college students in Central…
Texas Defense Firm | October 5, 2023 | Criminal Defense \ Drug Crimes
Is Your Seven-Day Pill Box Illegal?
Prescription drug abuse has become a major public health issue in recent years. Oxycontin and other opioid painkillers have been widely abused. Legally speaking, all drugs that require a doctor’s prescription are tightly regulated. You can be arrested if you are found with any such drug on your person without a valid prescription. You will…
Texas Defense Firm | August 14, 2023 | Criminal Defense \ Drug Crimes
Getting Caught With Weed – Collin County vs. Dallas County
What happens if you get caught with weed in Texas depends on the amount of marijuana with which you are caught and the city you are in. In Dallas County, if you are caught with less than 4 oz. of weed, the police no longer have to take you to jail due to a Cite…