July 2011

The 2011 Texas Legislature recently adjourned its regular session.  Here are some of the changes it made affecting DWI arrests: DWI.  HB 1199 ups DWI from a Class B Misdemeanor to a Class A Misdemeanor if the suspect has a BAC of 0.15 or more at the time the analysis is performed. DWI.  HB 1199 also provides that an intoxication…

I.  Introduction If you will go back and serve in your company honorably until this war is over, you’ll get an honorable discharge and not the death sentence. -General Dwight D. Eisenhower It was 7:30 in the morning when they arrived at No. 86.  The weather was cold and miserable, and the fifteen inches of snow made the morning’s journey…

Starting your own business?  Forty percent of new businesses in Texas are organizing as limited liability companies (“LLCs”).  Depending upon your particular tax concerns, need to raise capital, and concern with personal liability, an LLC might be advantageous. What is an LLC? The LLC is a relatively new business organization that has substantial advantages over other business entities. What are…

Your Last Will and Testament is perhaps the most affordable—and most important—legal document you will ever obtain. Your Will determines (among other things) who inherits your estate, who administers your estate, who takes care of your children, who takes care of their property, and even who cares for your pets.  Without a properly drafted and executed will, the Court is…