Texas Drunk Driving Laws and Penalties
- July 7th, 2022
- The Law Office of Greg Tsioros
- Comments Off on Texas Drunk Driving Laws and Penalties
Texas law does not take kindly to drunk driving, and it have the penalties to match. Even so, the Texas Department of Transportation reports that somebody dies in a crash involving alcohol every eight and a half hours. That’s nearly three…
Can You Dismiss a DWI in Texas?
- December 22nd, 2021
- The Law Office of Greg Tsioros
- Comments Off on Can You Dismiss a DWI in Texas?
Law enforcement in Texas arrests tens of thousands of people each year for driving under the influence or driving while intoxicated. It is one of the gravest crimes that police throughout the state assertively target and meets some of the…
No Refusal Holidays and Weekends 2020
- February 26th, 2020
- The Law Office of Greg Tsioros
- Comments Off on No Refusal Holidays and Weekends 2020
We’ve all seen the YouTube videos of informed drivers who know their rights. When a driver understands and enforces their rights, the officer is often unable to find evidence or cause to arrest you. While these videos are entertaining and…
Texas No Refusal Weekends 2019 and the Law
- May 14th, 2019
- The Law Office of Greg Tsioros
- Comments Off on Texas No Refusal Weekends 2019 and the Law
Texas has one of the highest rates of Driving While Intoxicated or DWI in the country. As a result, law enforcement officials make it their priority to keep intoxicated drivers off the road as much as possible. One of the…
Driving With a Suspended License: Texas Laws and Penalties
- January 24th, 2018
- The Law Office of Greg Tsioros
- Comments Off on Driving With a Suspended License: Texas Laws and Penalties
Texas will suspend or revoke a person’s driving privileges for numerous reasons. A suspended license means a person’s driving privileges were temporarily taken away. The person can’t operate a motor vehicle for a specific time such as six months or…
What Is Administrative License Revocation in Texas?
- December 6th, 2017
- The Law Office of Greg Tsioros
- Comments Off on What Is Administrative License Revocation in Texas?
Driving while intoxicated (DWI) or boating while intoxicated (BWI) often leads to arrest in Texas. If you’ve had the unfortunate experience of getting pulled over by a police officer on a suspected DWI charge, you probably don’t know what to…
Knowing Your Rights for the Upcoming Texas No Refusal Weekend
- August 16th, 2017
- The Law Office of Greg Tsioros
- Comments Off on Knowing Your Rights for the Upcoming Texas No Refusal Weekend
Labor Day weekend is also a “No Refusal” weekend in Houston. Texas prosecutors like “No Refusal” holidays because they have a deterrent effect on drunk driving. Statistics show that an inordinate number of drunk driving fatalities occur during holidays, including…
DWI: How Texas’s “Second Chance” Law Could Help First-Time Offenders
- August 9th, 2017
- The Law Office of Greg Tsioros
- Comments Off on DWI: How Texas’s “Second Chance” Law Could Help First-Time Offenders
Governor Gregg Abbott recently signed H.B. 3016, a bill that will allow a first-time DWI offender to submit an application for non-disclosure to restrict access to his or her criminal record. The new law seals the offender’s record and prohibits…
All Possible Consequences of a DWI in Texas
- June 7th, 2017
- The Law Office of Greg Tsioros
- Comments Off on All Possible Consequences of a DWI in Texas
Drugs and alcohol don’t mix with driving in Texas. In this post, we assemble all possible consequences of a DWI in Texas. Driving while intoxicated (DWI) is synonymous with drunk driving in Texas. A DWI conviction has serious consequences. The…
Texas Laws for Driving Under the Influence of Marijuana
- May 3rd, 2017
- The Law Office of Greg Tsioros
- Comments Off on Texas Laws for Driving Under the Influence of Marijuana
According to Texas laws, driving under the influence of marijuana is a crime. You may not drive a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, marijuana, other drugs, or a combination of these substances. The question of whether or not…