Texas Municipal Courts
Education Center

Recorder Articles

The Texas Municipal Courts Education Center's quarterly journal, The Recorder, frequently features articles related to impaired driving, traffic issues, alcohol-related legislation, National Night Out, Municipal Courts Week, and judicial outreach. The links below provide access to full digital versions of The Recorder that contain articles relating to these topics.

December 2020

Crider v. State
Kansas v. Glover
State v. Colby
Burg v. State
Becker-Ross v. State
2021 MTSI Awards

August 2020

2020 Teen Court Workshop
2020 Virtual Traffic Safety Conference and Impaired Driving Symposium Recap
Interview with Ned Minevitz on Virtual Conferences

June 2020

2020 Traffic Safety Conference
2020 Impaired Driving Symposium
2020 Motivational Interviewing Workshop

April 2020

MTSI Awards
Upcoming MTSI Events
Driving Under the Influence of Impairing Prescription Drugs

December 2019

Hyland v. State
State v. Martinez
Mitchell v. Wisconsin
State v. Ruiz
State v. Martinez 2
Briggs v. State
Ex Parte Garrels
MTSI Awards

August 2019

H.R. 1658 Municipal Court Week
H.B. 2613 Creation of Stash House Offense
S.B. 306 Public Intoxication
H.B. 1325 Hemp
H.B. 2790 Dry Counties
H.B. 3703 Medical Marijuana
S.B. 21 Tobacco
H.B. 2048 DRP Repeal
H.B. 3582 Deferred Adjudication for DWI

June 2019

Getting Behind the Wheel on Opioids Could Be a Road to Tragedy
2019 Impaired Driving Symposium
High in Plain Sight
Sober Prom Pledge Cards

March 2019

High in Plain Sight
Impaired Driving Symposium, Motivational Interviewing Workshop, and Teen Court Seminar Announcements
MTSI Awards
New Online Resource on the Opioid Epidemic
Sober Prom Pledge Cards
The Rapid Emergence of E-Scooters

December 2018

Gonzalez v. State
Amberson v. State
Texas Attorney General Opinion KP-0168
Teen Court Workshop
Motivational Interviewing Workshop
Municipal Court Week and National Night Out
MTSI Conference
MTSI Awards

November 2018

Byrd v. United States
Marcopoulos v. State
Daniel v. State
State v. Cortez
Lerma v. State
Young v. State
State v. Brinkley
Elrod v. State
Dansby v. State
State v. Ruiz
MTSI Awards

July 2018

E-Warrants
Law Enforcement Liaison Traffic Stop
National Night Out/Municipal Court Week
CDOT Survey Finds Lots of People are Driving While Stoned

May 2018

2018 MTSI Award Winners
IID Training for Judges
McAllen IID Summit

February 2018

Rethinking Traffic Safety Through Vision Zero
Sober Prom Pledge Cards
MTSI Conference
Teen Court Workshop

December 2017

Impaired Driving Case Law Update
MTSI Awards Application
National Night Out and Municipal Court Week Update

August 2017

Municipal Court Week Resolution
Impaired Driving Legislative Update

April 2017

MTSI Awards
Impaired Driving Symposium

February 2017

Impaired Driving Case Law Review 2017
Drugged Driving
Anti-Impaired Driving DVDs for Loan

December 2016

Case Law Updates: Birchfield, Villarreal, Strieff, and Leming
National Night Out and Municipal Court Week Update
Teen Court Update

August 2016

MTSI, TMCEC Recognized for Having "Best Practices" by TxDOT
Municipal Courts Week and National Night Out Flyer
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Distinguishes Drugged Driving Case from McNeely

April 2016

TMCEC Selects 18 Municipal Courts as Traffic Safety Award Winners
Impaired Driving Symposium

January 2016

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Motion for Rehearing in Villarreal Improvidently Granted
New TYLA Video on Teen Binge Drinking
Interested in Starting a Teen Court?
ABA 2016 Traffic Court Seminar
Effective Sentencing for Multiple DUI Offenders Webinar
2016 MTSI Conference
Drug Trend Alert: Marijuana Wax, Oil, or Concentrates
Impaired Driving Symposium

November 2015

Blood Warrants Case Law Update
Drug Dogs Case Law Update
Upcoming Impaired Driving Webinars
Penal Code Case Law Update
Teen Court Planning Seminar Information
Impaired Driving Symposium Recap
2016 MTSI Awards Information
National Night Out Recap
Municipal Courts Week Recap
MTSI Conference Preview
Impaired Driving Symposium Preview

Legislative Update 2015

H.B. 326 (Information in Support of a Search Warrant Provided by Electronic Means)
H.B. 642 (Authorizing Minors Charged with Public Intoxication to Attend an Alcohol Awareness or Drug Education Program or Perform Either Alcohol or Drug Related Community Service)
H.B. 1264 (Preservation of Toxicological Evidence Collected in Intoxication Offenses)
H.B. 2246 (Ignition Interlock in Lieu of License Suspension)
Interested in Starting a Teen Court?

July 2015

2016 MTSI Awards
Impaired Driving: Legislative Update
TMCEC's Traffic Safety Grants Help Make Texas Roads Safer
Traffic Safety Speaker's Bureau

April 2015

2015 MTSI Award Winners Announced!
Are You An Aggressive Driver? Take the Test
Impaired Driving Symposium Information

February 2015

Impaired Driving Symposium Information
Texas Magistrates Should Anticipate More Requests for "Blood Warrants" in Light of Court of Criminal Appeals Decision in Villarreal

November 2014

Almost 300 Municipal Courts Report Participation in Municipal Courts Week 2014!
Burleson Municipal Court's "Teen S.W.A.G. Affair" Utilizes Four-Pronged Approach to Improve Lives
Marijuana's Hazy Contribution to Highway Deaths
Prescription Drugs & Driving

August 2014

How Graduated Drivers License Programs Are Making Our Roads Safer
How Much a DWI Costs
Teen Courts Offer Alternative For Minor Defendants

April 2014

2014 Municipal Traffic Safety Award Winners

January 2014

Celebrating Municipal Courts With a Week of Festivities
Designer Drugs: How Drivers Might Be Circumventing Intoxicated Driving Laws

May 2013

2013 Municipal Traffic Safety Initiatives Award Winners
Emphasizing the Consequences of Drinking and Driving in Your Community with Shattered Dreams

March 2013

Celebrating Texas Municipal Courts with a Week of Festivities

December 2012

2013 Municipal Traffic Safety Initiatives Awards

June 2012

A Statutory Look at Driver’s License Suspensions for Certain Drug Offenses

March 2012

Juvenile Case Managers in Texas
Information Sharing on Juvenile Justice Data

December 2011

More Laws Passed by the 82nd Legislature
Making a Difference: Irving Municipal Court

Legislative Update 2011

Legislative Update 2011 with full-text bill summaries

May 2011

Amnesty & Warrant Round Up Programs
MTSI Award Winners

September 2010

Judges in the Classroom
Celebrate Municipal Courts Week November 1 - November 5, 2010

July 2010

Class C Misdemeanors and the Statute of Limitations: Case Closed?
To Enhance or Not to Enhance? DWLI Revisited
Underage Drinking in Texas

March 2010

A Retrospective Recap of the 81st Regular Legislature
Moving Violations and Rules of the Road Offenses: New Legislation Requires Courts to Scrutinize the Classification of Offenses

December 2009