What Is Joyriding? “Joyriding” is a colloquial term for taking a car without permission. In Texas, the law doesn’t use the term. Instead, it is officially a crime to use a vehicle without authorization from its owner. Joyriding is not the same as grand theft auto. The...
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Red Light Cameras in Texas: Still Need to Worry?
Have you ever pulled up to a traffic intersection, glanced up to the camera fixed near the traffic light and thought to yourself, “I hope I didn’t make a mistake and receive a ticket in the mail”? Or, perhaps you’ve sped up during a yellow light or accidentally ran...
Penalties for Staying in the Passing Lane in Texas
In Texas, most state and interstate highways will not let people drive faster than 75 miles per hour because that’s the maximum posted speed limit you’ll find. However, in some areas, the speed limit may be higher than that because certain roads have less traffic. The...
ALR Process for DWI in Texas
If you are facing driving while intoxicated (DWI) charges in Texas, you’ll be interested in learning about the Administrative License Revocation (ALR) Program, which is a civil administrative process that is separate from your criminal case. The ALR Program was...
When is a Texas License Suspended for Traffic Violations?
Each state will say that driving is a “privilege,” not a right, and Texas is no exception. Like all other states, here in Texas if you get too many moving violations, your driver license will be suspended for a period of time to punish you for your poor driving...
Driving with an Invalid License in Texas
In Texas, people’s driver licenses can be suspended or revoked for various reasons, such as a driving while intoxicated (DWI) conviction, a drug-related offense, having too many points on their driving record, or because of past-due child support. Texas is a BIG place...
Reasons for Texas License Suspensions
It’s no secret; Texas is a BIG state and much like the State of California, Texas residents rely on their vehicles to get to and from work every day. If you can’t drive, you’re practically handicapped, especially if you commute to work (as most of us...
Failure to Appear/Failure to Pay Program in Texas
Have you received a traffic ticket for speeding, running a red light, blowing through a stop sign, passing a stopped school bus, or reckless driving? If so, you know that tickets can be expensive. Not only that, but when it comes time to renew your auto insurance,...
Teen Click It or Ticket Campaign in Texas
According to the Texas Department of Transportation, “Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among teenagers.” TxDOT goes on to say that teen drivers have more unbuckled fatalities than any other age group in Texas. In 2015 alone, 293 teenagers...
Help Keep Texas’ Roads Safe
According to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), “At least one person has died on Texas roadways every day since Nov. 7, 2000.” TxDOT Executive Director James Bass had this to say about the issue: “It’s heartbreaking to know somebody who has lost a spouse,...