Police in Texas detained several individuals after a raid at a Tyler apartment complex in late August 2019. The four individuals detained were brought into custody by Henderson County deputies on drug and weapons charges. Henderson County narcotics investigators began...
Texas prosecutors face hemp law dilemma
The cultivation of industrial hemp in Texas became legal in June 2019 when House Bill 1325 was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott. Dozens of district and county attorneys reacted to the development by announcing that they would no longer prosecute minor marijuana...
Mother of Honey Boo Boo facing drug charges
Texas fans of Honey Boo Boo might be interested in learning that her mother, June Shannon, was recently arrested in Alabama at a gas station. Shannon and her boyfriend were arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. Her...
Texas authorities arrest man and seize cocaine, vehicles and cash
The sheriff in Webb County praised the members of the local narcotics unit after a traffic stop led to the seizure of nearly 10 kilograms of a substance believed to be cocaine. Officers pulled over a vehicle on Loop 20 and discovered that a 41-year-old man was...
Texas woman accused of forgery and drug possession
Suspicions over the authenticity of a $50 bill led to forgery and drug possession charges for a 32-year-old Texas woman, according to a report from the Henderson County Sheriff's Office. The woman was taken into custody near Chandler just after midnight on Jan. 6 and...
2 men arrested after police drug raids
Police in Texas arrested two people, seizing guns and drugs, after they carried out search warrants in two separate homes in Temple. On Oct. 31, they searched one home, where they say they found 2 grams of methamphetamine, 5 ounces of marijuana, over 40 Xanax pills...
9 accused of drug distribution conspiracy, money laundering
On September 7, an unsealed two-count federal grand jury indictment charged nine Texas men with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to carry out money-laundering crimes. The accused individuals ranged in age from 28 to 46 years...
Billionaire co-founder of Broadcom facing drug charges
Texans may be interested in learning that Henry Nicholas, the co-founder of chip maker Broadcom, has been arrested and charged with drug trafficking in Las Vegas, Nevada. Nicholas was reportedly arrested on Aug. 9 by officers with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police...
Reducing drug felonies to misdemeanors could reduce disparities
According to researchers, reducing criminal penalties for certain drug crimes, such as drug possession, could have an indirect positive impact on health and racial disparities. A felony conviction could prevent Texas residents from obtaining gainful employment or...
Texas Republican Party supports marijuana legalization
Four positions approved by delegates at the Republican Party of Texas convention deal with the decriminalization of marijuana. These platform planks, which were approved on June 16, follow an endorsement of marijuana legalization by the Democratic Party of New York in...