The Texas Controlled Substances Act makes it illegal to possess certain controlled or illicit drugs. There are four different categories of illegal drugs under state law; marijuana is classified separately, constituting a fifth class. Prosecutors have the burden of...
Year: 2014
2 charged in Texas drug raid
Two Texas individuals are facing drug-related charges, and one or both may also face charges linked to counterfeiting. The 35-year-old man and 30-year-old woman were taken into custody on Sept. 23. Citizens had complained to authorities about drugs being sold at their...
District attorney candidates propose marijuana decriminalization
A fight for district attorney in Harris County has resulted in both candidates announcing measures that will decriminalize possession of marijuana in small quantities, although the plans put forth show fundamental differences. The decriminalization was first proposed...
Texas traffic stop leads to drug charges
A traffic stop performed by an officer with the Texas Department of Public Safety led to an apparent drug seizure on Sept. 23. The driver of the vehicle that was pulled over, a 58-year-old Paradise Valley, Arizona, man, was taken into custody. He subsequently appeared...
Police seize alleged “purple drank” from Texas home
On Sept. 16, police raided the home of two people in Sherman after reportedly being granted a search warrant to look for drugs. The 27-year-old man and 24-year-old woman were reportedly sleeping when the Sherman Special Response Team entered their home and confiscated...
Teacher and husband detained in drug case
A 29-year-old Texas science teacher and her 33-year-old husband are facing multiple charges for allegedly possessing and distributing drugs as part of an ongoing investigation. The two were detained on Sept. 12 after a SWAT team and a special investigations unit...
3 accused of smoking cocaine in front of a young child
Three people were taken into custody by Texas authorities after they were accused of smoking cocaine in front of a 3-year-old child on Sept. 4. According to the report, the police found the three individuals at a motel room located on the Northwest Freeway in Harris...
Former secretary sentenced for stealing $1 million
According to a Sept. 4 report, a woman who worked as a secretary for a Texas-based company was charged and sentenced for allegedly stealing approximately $1 million. She was received a 10-year prison sentence after she pleaded no contest in a plea deal in June. The...
Man accused of marijuana possession after raid
On Aug. 23, a 29-year-old Texas man was taken into custody after 355 pounds of marijuana was allegedly found at his home in Laredo. According to the Webb County Sheriff's Office Organized Crime Unit, an investigation they conducted led them to the man's home. When...
Texas teen held on $1.1 bond in DWI case
A 17-year-old male allegedly struck a Chevrolet Impala off Expressway 83 and Victoria Road in Donna on Aug. 8. The collision with the man's Chevy pickup caused the Impala to roll, which caused the death of a 62-year-old woman inside of the car. Three other people in...