McKinney Texas Criminal Law Blog
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Texas’ New “Constitutional Carry” Law
Wednesday, July 21, 2021Gov. Greg Abbott recently signed HB 1927 into law, making it legal on September 1, 2021, for anyone in Texas, aged 21 and over, to legally carry a handgun without getting a state license (unless they are excluded from possessing a firearm by state o...
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17-Year-Olds in the Texas Criminal Justice System
Wednesday, July 7, 2021Texas Family Code defines a child as a person aged 10 to 17. In the Texas criminal justice system, children under age 10 cannot be prosecuted for a crime but they could be provided with services if the state feels that’s needed to help them stay o...
