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Texas driving while intoxicated manual

As we all know, drunk driving is a legal issue that gets a lot of attention. There’s actually some pretty good reasons that so many people are concerned about these laws. Drunk drivers are responsible for quite a few accidents, injuries, and even deaths every year.

Of course, the legal system gets too overzealous when prosecuting some offenders. That fact aside, there are some statistics about Texas DUI/DWI cases that everyone should be aware of.In the most recent reports, Texas is recorded as having the second most DUI/DWI arrests out of all 50 states. California is the state with the most DUI arrests, but Texas is certainly not far behind. As you can imagine, the political powers that be in Texas are very
aware of this high placement in the national rankings and will continue to make it their goal to reduce the number of DUI/DWI arrests in the state of Texas.

Looking to lower the number of arrests doesn’t mean that police will be less vigilant. Quite the opposite is actually true. When states want to lower their DUI/DWI arrests they do a few things. The first is that they have the police crack down and really try to get as many DUI arrests as they can. This makes people think twice about driving drunk in the first place, so the hope is that less people will end up driving drunk.

The second thing states do when they want to lower the number of DUI/DWI arrests is to impose more serious penalties. That means that fines will get larger, more people will lose their driver’s licenses and jail sentences may become lengthier. By making the punishment harsh, it is more likely that people will avoid driving drunk.

Since Texas remains among the top two in DUI/DWI arrests, it only makes sense to avoid drinking and driving altogether. People who do get cited for a Texas DUI/DWI will obviously need the best legal representation that they can get. The state of Texas is not playing soft ball with these types of crimes, so people facing DUI/DWI charges need to do all they can to get the best attorneys to represent them against DUI/DWI charges.

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Originally published here.

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Elle Wood

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Legendary judge, Denton County character dies
A legend in Denton County jurisprudence died Saturday. J. Ray Martin, who was a County Court at Law judge from 1970 to 1986, was 91 years old. “He was eccentric,” said lawyer Bill Trantham, who worked with Martin both as a prosecutor and a defense attorney. “My gosh, he was a character.”

Published May 25, 2011.
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