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19 Sep 2013 Posted By Herman Martinez

Activists Arrested in Houston for Protesting Pipeline Project

According to My Fox Houston, a group of activists protesting a pipeline project in downtown Houston this morning were arrested for their behavior. The individuals were expressing their opinion on the Keystone XL Pipeline project. The group organizes outside of…

17 Sep 2013 Posted By Herman Martinez

D.C. NAVY YARD SHOOTING SUSPECT WAS FROM TEXAS

<span><p>Herman Martinez reports that the D.C. Navy yard shooting suspect from this morning, was from Texas. In the early morning hours, a former Navy man launched an attack in a building at the Washington Navy Yard. The offender shot office…

16 Sep 2013 Posted By Herman Martinez

MONEY LAUNDERING IN HOUSTON HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS

I was at a get together this weekend when the topic of money laundering came up. Not surprisingly, most people thought that a money laundering arrest involves millions of dollars like it is shown in movies like Scarface or Blow.…

12 Sep 2013 Posted By Herman Martinez

HOUSTON POLICE SEARCH FOR BANK ROBBERS

The Houston Police are currently on the lookout for a “wigged bandit” and three other suspects that are responsible for a bank robbery in Heights. The FBI is also aiding in the search to hunt down the men who robbed…

05 Sep 2013 Posted By Herman Martinez

Houston Death Row Defendant Wins Appeal

A Houston local who has been on death row for 20 years recently won a federal court appeal allowing him to pursue claims that he is mentally impaired and therefore does not qualify for the death penalty. This shocking ruling…

27 Aug 2013 Posted By Herman Martinez

NEW TEXAS LAW HEIGHTENS HIT AND RUN SENTENCES

Presently, the hit-and-run penalties in Texas are harsh but not harsh enough to discourage the act in many cases. According to Texas lawmakers, the current penalties set for hit-and-run accidents are less severe than the penalties for DUI manslaughter. Often,…

12 Aug 2013 Posted By Herman Martinez

ATT. GEN. HOLDER – ANNOUNCES END TO MANDATORY MINIMUMS

Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that required mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses would be coming to an end. These highly controversial minimum sentences would no longer be required for nonviolent, low-level drug offenders. This signals a major turning…

09 Aug 2013 Posted By Herman Martinez

GUNMAN KILLS 4, INJURES 4 IN NORTH TEXAS

 A gunman in North Texas used an explosive device in an attack at two different residencies near Dallas in a revenge rampage that took four lives, a recent report by Reuters explains. The police believe that the attack was a domestic…

08 Aug 2013 Posted By Herman Martinez

BORDER DRUG BUST COSTS AFFECT TEXAS PROSECUTION

At Border Patrol checks in the state of Texas, many arrests are taking place. Yet many of these arrests aren’t targeting illegal immigrants trying to sneak into the United States. Instead, recent data suggests that many of the arrests at…

25 Jul 2013 Posted By Herman Martinez

CAN YOU SEAL YOUR JUVENILE COURT RECORDS?

Want to get your juvenile court records sealed? You can get a fresh start on your life by filing a petition in court and seeking expungement of a juvenile court conviction. Most of the time, expungement will make it so…