The Recorder Index
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Appeals
- May 2003: Waiver of Right to Appeal in Local Trial Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
- May 2004: Writ of Procedendo: Enforcing Judgments Post Appeal
- October 2004: Appeals from Municipal Court Judgments
Attorney General
- April 2000: Attorney General Opinion Update
- February 2002: Attorney General Opinions and Open Records Decisions
- December 2002: Case Law and Attorney General Update
- February 2003: Attorney General Opinions Update
- January 2004: Attorney General Opinion Update
- December 2005: Case Law Update & Attorney General Opinion Update
- December 2007: Case Law and Attorney General Opinion Update
- November 2008: Case Law & Attorney General Opinion Update Academic Year 2009
- December 2009: Case Law and Attorney General Opinion Update
- December 2010: Case Law and Attorney General Opinion Update TMCEC Academic Year 2011
- December 2011: Case Law and Attorney General Opinion Update TMCEC Academic Year 2012
- December 2012: Case Law and Attorney General Opinion Update TMCEC Academic Year 2013
- January 2014: Making Sense of GA-1035 Attorney General Opines Conflicts Between Recent Juvenile Confidentiality Amendments Are Not Irreconcilable
- November 2014: Case Law and Attorney General Opinion Update TMCEC Academic Year 2015
- December 2017: Case Law and Attorney General Update
- November 2018: Case Law and Attorney General Opinion Update: Part I
- December 2018: Case Law and Attorney General Opinion Update: Part II
Bail
- March 2004: Focus on … Bail Bond Forfeitures
- March 2007: Bail Bonds for All, Reprise
- June 2008: Denying Bail in Family Violence Offenders Texas prosecutors have a tremendous new tool to protect victims of family violence. Wading through the steps will be well worth it.
- May 2015: Bail Fixing, Taking, and the Limits on Law Enforcement Involvement
- August 2016: Broadening Bearden: Pre-Trial Justice and Why Bail Practices May Be in Store for Major Changes
Best Practices/Recommended Practices
- September 2001: Seven Habits of Highly Effective Judges
- February 2003: Questioned Court Documents: Decreasing the Use of False Identities
- July 2003: Family Violence Policy Good for Workplace
- March 2007: The Efficient Disposition of DWI Cases: Best Practices
- Summer 2007: No More Best Practices
- June 2008: The Role of the Municipal Court in City Government, or Municipal Judges are from Mars, City Officials are from Venus
- August 2008: Performance Indicators on a Shoestring
- May 2011: Amnesty Programs, Warrant Roundups, and the Great Texas Warrant Roundup
- June 2012: Rounding the Corners: Criminal Application of the Four-Corners Rule
- March 2013: Should Cities Embrace or Scoff at the Texas Scofflaw Program?
- May 2013: When the Acts of a Judge May Be Void: A Look at the Constitutional Oath Requirement in Light of Section 29.005 of the Texas Government Code
- October 2016: Making Meaningful Use of the Fine Range
- October 2016: “Safe Harbor” Policies: Why Arrest Is Not Always the Best
- February 2017: Service Animals and the Courts
- February 2018: Mindfulness in My Courtroom
Case Law
- February 2000: Honeycutt v. State
- June 2000: Case Law Update
- May 2001: Lago Vista Prevails
- May 2001: Case Law Update
- December 2001: Federal and State Case Law Update
- December 2002: Case Law and Attorney General Update
- March 2003: Pay or Lay: Tate v. Short Revisited
- January 2004: Federal and State Case Law Update
- December 2004: Federal and State Case Law Update Academic Year 2004-2005
- December 2005: Case Law Update & Attorney General Opinion Update
- December 2006: Case Law Update
- December 2007: Case Law and Attorney General Opinion Update
- May 2008: By Hook or Crook: I Maintain that Everything is Fine
- June 2008: Sorting Out the Anomaly: Non-Appearance Crimes in Light of Azeez v. State
- August 2008: Reconsidering Allen: DWLIs New Impact on Municipal Courts
- August 2008: Making Sense of Rothgery: What the Most Recent Decision of the U.S. Supreme Court Regarding the Sixth Amendment Means to Magistrates in Texas
- November 2008: Case Law & Attorney General Opinion Update Academic Year 2009
- January 2009: The ABC’s of Municipal Case Law
- May 2009: All These Exes Live in Texas
- December 2009: Case Law and Attorney General Opinion Update
- December 2010: Case Law and Attorney General Opinion Update TMCEC Academic Year 2011
- December 2011: Case Law and Attorney General Opinion Update TMCEC Academic Year 2012
- June 2012: Q&A: Substandard Building Abatement After City of Dallas v. Stewart
- December 2012: Case Law and Attorney General Opinion Update TMCEC Academic Year 2013
- March 2013: Costs Payable? Johnson v. State and its Implications on Local Trial Courts of Limited Jurisdiction in Texas
- November 2013: Case Law and Attorney General Update
- November 2014: Case Law and Attorney General Opinion Update TMCEC Academic Year 2015
- November 2015: Case Law and Attorney General Update
- January 2016: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Motion for Rehearing in Villarreal Improvidently Granted
- December 2016: Case Law and Attorney General Update
- February 2017: Impaired Driving: Case Law Review 2017
- December 2017: Case Law and Attorney General Update
- November 2018: Case Law and Attorney General Opinion Update: Part I
- December 2018: Case Law and Attorney General Opinion Update: Part II
Collections
- May 2003: Flowchart for Misdemeanor Collection Process
- May 2003: An Overview of Collections Programs
- March 2004: Collections Tool: The Telephone
- May 2004: Collections Tool: Skip Tracing
- July 2004: The Fine Collections System
- October 2004: Financial Evaluation and the Defendant Interview
- December 2004: The Collections Process: How to Handle Delinquencies
- March 2005: The Collections Process: Bad Addresses
- April-May 2005: Amarillo Municipal Court: A Look at Collections, Compliance and Impact
- June 2005: Setting Up a Collection Program or Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Collections that Jim Lehman Didn’t Tell You
- December 2005: New Collection Law: Problem or Opportunity?
- July 2006: Collections Improvement Program: “The Future of Court Collections”
- December 2006: Starting a Marshal’s Office
- May 2007: Born to Be a Collector
- August 2008: Collection Improvement Program Update
Community Court
Community Service/Alternative Punishment
- May 2001: Keys to Successful Community Service Programs
- May 2001: Tobacco Community Service
- March 2004: Serving the Community while Avoiding Getting Served
- October 2016: In Light of Tate: What “Alternative Means” Means
- February 2017: Community Service:Suggested Practices and Potential Problem Areas
- March 2019: Alternative Punishments
Complaints
- July 2004: Complaints, Complaints, Complaints: Don’t Let the Language of the Law Confuse You
- July 2004: The Clerk’s Role in Preparing Complaints
Court Clerk Certification
- April 2000: Clerks’ Certification Program Surveyed
- September 2001: First Clerk Achieves Full Certification
- July 2006: Municipal Court Clerks Certification Program: Improving the Local Administration of Justice
- March 2013: Program Progress: The Municipal Court Clerk Certification Program
- April 2017: Providing for the Fair Administration of Justice Through Education
Court Costs
- April 2000: Court Costs Studied
- March 2002: Local Court Costs
- February 2003: Court Cost Exercise
- October 2016: Fines, Fees, Costs & Indigence
- October 2016: Distinguishing “Fines” from “Court Costs”
Court Decorum
- Summer 2002: A Statistical “Snap Shot” of Texas Municipal Courts and Decorum-related Practices
- Summer 2002: Finding Balance Court Decorum in Local Trial Courts: The Struggle of Finding Balance Between Appropriate Dignity and Undue Formalism
- Summer 2002: Decorum v. Demeanor
- Summer 2002: An Introduction to Model Rules of Court Decorum
- August 2010: Order In the Court: Finding Contempt in Municipal Court
Court Interpreters
- December 2001: Rules and Deadlines Created for Language Certified Court Interpreters
- December 2001: Licensed Court Interpreter Rules
- December 2003: Language Interpreters in Court
- November 2014: Licensed Court Interpreters: A Guide to Recent Changes in the Law
Court Processes
- March 2003: Legal Q & A: Removal from Office
- May 2003: Flowchart for Misdemeanor Collection Process
- May 2003: Counting Time
- May 2004: Writ of Pocedendo: Enforcing Judgments Post Appeal
- December 2004: Clerks’ Role in Judgments and Capias Pro Fines
- May 2006: Caseflow Management in Texas Municipal Courts
- May 2007: Who Can Accept Payments from Defendants
Court Security
- December 2002: Court Security
- February 2003: Designing a Court Security Plan
- May 2003: The Future of Court Security
- December 2003: Courtroom Security - A Matter of Communication
- January 2004: Municipal Court Building Security Fund Revisited
- March 2004: Prisoner Transportation
- May 2004: Top 10 Things for Bailiffs to Do During Trial Other than Catching Up on Sleep
- July 2004: Spanish for Bailiffs
- July 2006: Seven Dollars that Add Up: An Inside Look at the Municipal Court Building Security and Technology Funds
- March 2007: Assessing Threats in Our Courts
- May 2009: Behind a Plate Glass Wall: The importance of Protective Glass at the Clerk’s Window
- February 2018: Court Security Update
- May 2018: Time to Act: Court Security Committees
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement
- May 2002: Racial Profiling & Pretext Stops
- May 2002: Public Perception, Road Rage & the Role of the Court
- August 2002: Police Interactions with Juveniles and Their Effect on Juvenile Confessions
- August 2014: Finding Balance: Crime Control and Due Process in Texas Public Schools and in Misdemeanor Courts
- October 2016: Comparing Courts: Texas Is Not Ferguson, Missouri
- October 2016: Misunderstanding “Fine-Only” Misdemeanors
- May 2018: Reactive Policing: The Chief Culprit for the Recent Drop in Stops, Citations, and Class C Misdemeanors
Ethics
- February 2000: Advisory Opinions
- July 2000: Unauthorized Practice of Law and Pro Se Practice
- March 2001: Ethics Advisory Opinions
- February 2002: Ethics Advisory Opinions
- Summer 2002: Ethics and the Media
- January 2004: Examples of Improper Judicial Conduct
- May 2004: Recent Ethics Opinion
- December 2004: Recent Ethics Opinions
- June 2005: Contemporary Prosecutorial Ethical Dilemmas
- June 2005: Recent Ethics Opinions
- May 2006: Public Statement No. PS-2006-1
- August 2006: Ethics of CDL Masking
- August 2006: Ethics Opinions 291 and 292
- March 2007: Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility
- May 2008: Examples of Judicial Misconduct
- May 2009: Examples of Judicial Misconduct
- March 2010: Examples of Judicial Misconduct
- January 2011: Examples of Judicial Misconduct
- January 2011: Ethics Opinion 599 - July 2010
- March 2012: Examples of Improper Judicial Conduct
- March 2013: Examples of Improper Judicial Conduct
- January 2014: Examples of Improper Judicial Conduct
- February 2015: Examples of Improper Judicial Conduct
- January 2016: Examples of Improper Judicial Conduct
- February 2017: Examples of Improper Judicial Conduct
- February 2018: Examples of Improper Judicial Conduct
- June 2019: Five Steps To Help Mitigate Implicit Bias on the Bench
Family Violence/Protective Orders
- July 2003: Magistrate’s Order for Emergency Protection
- July 2003: After the MOEP: What Happens Next?
- July 2003: FAQs about MOEPs
- July 2003: Domestic and Family Violence: Vicarious Trauma and Judges
- July 2003: Family Violence Policy Good for Workplace
- July 2003: Domestic Violence - What May a Clerk Do?
- May 2007: 75 Percent of Young Texans Affected by Dating Violence
- Summer 2007: Domestic Violence: Firearm Admonishments in Misdemeanor Convictions
Guns
- April 2000: Handgun Suspension
- May 2008: Armed But Not Dangerous: Obtaining a Concealed Handgun License
- January 2016: Everything Has Not Changed: What Municipal Courts Need to Know About Guns and New Legislation
Indigent Defendants
- December 2005: Texas Magistrates: Gatekeepers to Indigent Defense
- March 2013: Court-Ordered Waiver of Surcharges for Indigent Defendants
- October 2016: Defining Indigence
- October 2016: An Incomplete Picture: State Data and Indigence
- February 2018: Homeless Courts: Access to Justice for Indigent Defendants
- March 2019: Municipal Courts: A Primer on What They do and a Look at the National Conversation Regarding Indigent Defendants
Jail/Confinement
- August 2000: Prejudgment Jail Credit
- September 2001: Jail Credit: Attorney General Opinion
- March 2004: Interlocal Agreements for Jail Service: Don’t Get Locked into a Bad Contract
- October 2016: “Debtors’ Prisons” and “Ticket Debt:” The Misleading Rhetoric Revolving Around Criminal Penalties in Texas
- October 2016: Setting the Record Straight: Class C Misdemeanors, the Right to Counsel, and Commitment to Jail
Judicial Conduct
- February 2000: Examples of Improper Judicial Activity During FY 99
- March 2001: Improper Judicial Conduct
- February 2002: Sexual Harassment
- January 2004: Examples of Improper Judicial Conduct
- January 2004: Read and Discuss the Canons
- March 2007: Examples of Improper Judicial Conduct!
- January 2016: Judicial Donation Trust Funds: A Statutory Violation of the Canons of Judicial Conduct?
- October 2016: Judges Who Do Not Comply with Safeguards in Texas Laws Protecting Indigent Defendants Are Committing Judicial Misconduct
Juveniles
- July 2000: Custody of Juveniles and Taking Statements
- July 2000: Funds for Juvenile Programs
- July 2000: School Violence and its Impact on the Courts
- May 2001: Innovation in Juvenile Procedure
- May 2001: Common Juvenile Disorders
- May 2001: Juvenile Age
- December 2001: Taking the State: Testifying on Juvenile Magistration
- March 2002: The Bottom Line on Juvenile Contempt
- May 2002: 2001 Monitoring the Future Survey Released (smoking among teenagers)
- August 2002: Delineating the Four Rules of Expunction for Kids
- August 2002: Police Interactions with Juveniles and Their Effect on Juvenile Confessions
- February 2003: Juveniles Now Adults: Unanswered Questions in Trial Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
- December 2003: Holding Youth Accountable
- December 2003: Checklist for Processing Youth Accountability
- April-May 2005: Dispelling Confusion: Requests for Records Pertaining to Juveniles
- April-May 2005: Teen Court and the Aftermath
- November 2008: Policy Issues on Status Offenses
- July 2010: Controlling the Taint of Criminality: Children and Orders of Nondisclosure
- March 2012: Juvenile Case Managers in Texas: The First Decade
- June 2012: “Passing the Paddle” Part I: The Emergence of Local Trial Courts in the Texas Juvenile Justice System and the Criminalization of Misconduct by Children
- August 2012: “Passing the Paddle” Part II: The Emergence of Local Trial Courts in the Texas Juvenile Justice System and the Challenges of the Judiciary Moving Forward
- July 2015: The 2015 Truancy Reform Bill – HB 2398
Legal Representation
- April 2014: Self-Represented Defendants: The Boundaries of Judicial Assistance
- June 2019: With a Little Help From My Friends? Legal Representation in Municipal Court
Legislative Update
- Legislative Update 2001: Vol. 10, No. 5
- Legislative Update 2003: Vol. 12, No. 6
- Legislative Update 2005: Vol. 14, No. 6
- Legislative Update 2007: Vol. 16, No. 4
- Legislative Update 2009: Vol 18, No. 4
- Legislative Update 2011: Vol 20, No. 5
- Legislative Update 2013: Vol 22, No. 4
- Legislative Update 2015: Vol 24, No. 5
- Legislative Update 2017: Vol. 26, No. 5
Magistration
- August 2000: Magistration Under Article 15.17 C.C.P.
- March 2001: Magistration: Remote Video and Bond Conditions
- December 2001: Taking the Stand: Testifying on Juvenile Magistration
- February 2002: New Magistrate Issues
- July 2002: Mayors, Magistrates, and Judges
- July 2004: Magistrates, Jurisdiction and Open Courts
- December 2004: Magistrate’s Authority to Issue Search
- April-May 2005: The Fair Defense Act: Whose Job Is It Anyway?
- June 2005: Magistrate Duties
- December 2005: Texas Magistrates: Gatekeepers to Indigent Defense
- July 2006: Magistrate’s Duty to Order the Installation of Ignition Interlock Devices
- May 2007: Child Support Magistration: Do Municipal Court Judges Have Authority to Magistrate Child Support Offenders?
- August 2008: Making Sense of Rothgery: What the Most Recent Decision of the U.S. Supreme Court Regarding the Sixth Amendment Means to Magistrates in Texas
- February 2015: The Fair Defense Act and the Role of the Magistrate
- February 2015: Texas Magistrates Should Anticipate More Requests for “Blood Warrants” in Light of Court of Criminal Appeals Decision in Villarreal
- April 2016: Standing in the Corner: The Shifting Role of Magistrates in the Age of E-Warrants
- June 2019: Risk Assessment Instruments: A Judge’s Perspective
Mental Health
Miscellaneous
- February 2003: Crimes Committed in Municipal Court
- March 2003: Steps to Follow when a Foreign National is Arrested or Detained
- March 2003: Suggested Statement to Be Made to Foreign Nationals Who Are Arrested or Detained
- January 2004: Caseload Trends in the Municipal Courts Analysis of Activity for Year Ended August 31, 2003
- March 2004: Court Budget Planning during Lean Times
- July 2004: Establishing the Identity of Foreign Nationals
- March 2005: Military Service and Municipal Courts
- July 2006: Should Your Municipal Court Become a Court of Record?
- August 2006: Contemplating Contempt: Municipal Court’s General Authority to Impose Criminal Contempt Sanctions
- Summer 2006: What Are Crimes of Moral Turpitude?
- Summer 2006: Walking the Line Between Legal Advice and Legal Information: A Clerk’s Dilemma
- December 2006: Starting a Marshal’s Office
- March 2007: Citations - Part I
- March 2007: Defense to Prosecution Chart
- May 2007: Legal Basis for Legislative Continuances
- May 2007: Citations - Part II
- May 2007: The Death of Local Court costs: Are Your Juvenile Case Manager, Court Security, and Court Technology Funds in Peril?
- Summer 2007: Coming to Terms with the 80th Regular Legislature
- Summer 2007: Hate Crime Conundrum: Are They Going Unprosecuted?
- Summer 2007: OmniBase and Failure to Appear
- August 2009: What Do People Care About and How Is This Related To Municipal Court?
- March 2010: Unrestrained Children and Unlawful Parking Using the Code Construction Act to Decode the Confusion
- January 2011: K2--What's the Buzz About?
- January 2011: Give the Dog a Bone: The Criminal and Civil Side of Animal Cruelty
- May 2011: Chasing Our Tails: Problems in the Laws Regarding Dangerous Dogs
- July 2011: Civil Court Enforcement of Property Ordinance Cases Why Isn’t My City Doing This?
- June 2012: Civil Jurisdiction in Municipal Court: Evolving or Mutating?
- August 2012: An Update on the Criminal and Civil Sides of Animal Cruelty
- May 2013: Shades of Grey: Sometimes the Letter of the Law Exists Somewhere Between Black and White
- September 2013: Talking with Kids
- September 2013: Guest Speakers in the Classroom
- January 2014: E-Cigarettes: Texas Cities Dipping Their Toes in the Vapor
- April 2014: The Texas Privacy Act: Tall Enough Fences to Keep out Nosy Drones?
- April 2014: More Shades of Grey
- February 2015: Blinded by the Light: The Enforcement of Outdoor Municipal Lighting Ordinances in Texas
- May 2015: Five Latin Words That Shouldn’t Faze You
- April 2016: The Evolution of Marriage and the Important Role of Judges and other Public Officials in Civil Marriage Ceremonies
Procedural Law
- August 2000: Election and Jury Punishment in Municipal Courts
- August 2000: Prejudgment Jail Credit
- July 2018: Making it Personal: The Misunderstanding, Utility, and Limits of Personal Bonds in Texas
- December 2002: Motions in Limine: A Judge’s Perspective
- June 2008: Mysterious Hearing Powers: The Municipal Judge as Presiding Officer at Driver’s License Suspension Hearings
- January 2009: The Oversimplification of the Assistance of Counsel in the Adjudication of Class C Misdemeanors in Texas
- March 2010: When is a Court Order Needed to Destroy Evidence?
- July 2010: Removal of Judges from Texas Cases: Distinguishing Disqualification and Recusal
- July 2010: Class C Misdemeanors and the Statute of Limitations: Case Closed?
- August 2010: Jail House Pleas: Is Rothgery a Tap on the Shoulder or a “Fly in the Ointment” of Local Trial Court Expediency?
- August 2012: Statute of Limitations
- January 2014: The Michael Morton Act and Texas Municipal Courts
- August 2014: Five is the Loneliest Number in Texas Municipal Court Juries
- August 2016: New Court Appointment Procedures and Reporting Requirements: How Do They Apply to Municipal Courts?
- October 2016: In the Shadow of Bearden, Guidance from Case Law, and the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, the Case for “Show Cause” Hearings Prior to Issuing a Capias Pro Fine
- April 2017: Court Communication Is Not Just Key;It Is Constitutional
- April 2017: Procedural Fairness: Balancing Justice, Perception, and Compassion
- April 2017: Procedural Justice: Practical Tips for Courts
- May 2018: Texas Municipal Courts Experiencing Success by Utilizing Walk-In Dockets
- June 2019: Measuring The Risk Of Risk Assessments
Prosecution
- March 2002: Hate Crimes: Prosecute in Municipal Court?
- March 2002: Enhancements in Municipal Courts
- May 2003: Mediation Referrals and Orders from Municipal Courts
- May 2003: The Role of the Prosecutor
- June 2005: Contemporary Prosecutorial Ethical Dilemmas
- July 2006: For City Attorneys: Enforcing Municipal Ordinance Violations in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction by Prosecution in the Municipal Court
- Summer 2007: Hate Crime Conundrum: Are They Going Unprosecuted?
- January 2011: From the Prosecutor’s Perspective: Lessons Learned from an Animal Cruelty Seizure with More Than 26,000 Animals
- August 2012: A Prosecutor’s Perspective: Contending with Obstruction Advocacy
Public Records/Information
- August 2000: Rule 12 and Access to Court Records
- February 2002: Attorney General Opinions and Open Records Decisions
- May 2004: Handling Requests for Court Records
- May 2004: Rule 12 Decisions Summaries
- May 2004: Appeals - Myths and Facts
- April-May 2005: Dispelling Confusion: Requests for Records Pertaining to Juveniles
- April 2016: Insurance Support Organizations: Are Deferred Traffic Cases Coming Back to Haunt Defendants?
Sentencing
- July 2002: Deferred Disposition: “Thinking Outside of the Box” versus “Abuse of Discretion”
- August 2002: Shame-based Sentencing: Thinking “Outside of the Box” or “Out of Bounds”
- August 2002: Deferred Adjudication is Not Deferred Disposition
Traffic-Related
- March 2001: Handicap Parking Program
- March 2002: Graduated Driver’s License
- May 2002: Public Perception, Road Rage & the Role of the Court
- July 2002: Vehicle Modifications
- November 2003: Rules of Road Offense Chart
- March 2004: Administrative Adjudication of Parking and Stopping Offenses
- March 2005: Driver’s License Suspensions
- April-May 2005: Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and Driver’s License Suspension
- December 2005: Change in DSC Certificates
- May 2006: Bulk Requests: The “Ticket Stop” Example
- May 2006: Apathy in Our Courts, Death on Our Records
- May 2006: News on Traffic Safety in Texas
- Summer 2006: Driver Responsibility Program
- Summer 2006: Texas DPS Driver Responsibility FAQs
- Summer 2006: Moving Violations
- December 2006: Traffic Safety Tips 2006
- March 2007: Public Safety Training and Red Light Camera Enforcement
- March 2007: Costs and Benefits of Improving Traffic Safety in Your Community
- Summer 2007: Driving Across the Border: Driver’s Licenses and Financial Responsibility Issued in Mexico
- December 2007: The Important Role of Municipal Judges in Child Passenger Safety
- December 2007: Traffic Safety Can Go Far Beyond the Traffic Stop
- August 2008: DWI Blood Warrants
- November 2008: To Mark or Not to Mark, is Your Patrol Vehicle Legal??
- January 2009: Proof of Lawful Status Now Required for Texas Driver Licenses or Identification Cards
- May 2009: Retrospection and New Observations on the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act
- May 2009: Why Texas Needs a Booster Seat Law
- August 2009: Are We Driven To Distraction?
- March 2010: Moving Violations and Rules of the Road Offenses: New Legislation Requires Courts to Scrutinize Classification of Offenses
- July 2010:To Enhance or Not to Enhance? DWLI Revisited
- July 2011: Texting While Driving: Mobile devices---the law in Texas R_U_n_idiot?
- July 2011: Aging Baby Boomers and At-Risk Driving
- December 2011: The State of License Plate Laws in Texas
- June 2012: A Statutory Look at Driver’s License Suspensions for Certain Drug Offenses
- June 2012: Understanding Risk Perception: Why Dangerous Driving Choices Can Feel Safe
- May 2013: OmniBase Services of Texas: No Show. No Pay. No Problem?
- January 2014: Designer Drugs: How Drivers Might Be Circumventing Intoxicated Driving Laws
- April 2014: Distracted Driving - Driving with Pets
- August 2014: How Graduated Drivers License Programs Are Making Our Roads Safer
- November 2014: Marijuana’s Hazy Contribution to Highway Deaths
- February 2015: Transportation Network Companies: Litigation, Livelihood, and Local Regulation
- May 2015: Vehicle Registration and Inspection: One Sticker to Confuse Them All?
- February 2018: Rethinking Traffic Safety Through Vision Zero
- May 2018: One Decade Down: Possible Explanations for The Decrease of Traffic Citations in Texas
- July 2018: Driver’s License Reinstatement: A Complicated Journey
- March 2019: The Rapid Emergence of E-Scooters
Technology
- December 2001: An Introduction to Court Technology
- Summer 2002: Court Technology Survey Summary
- May 2004: Judges: Putting Technology to Work for You
- July 2004: CaseMail - Yet another Way Email Makes Life Easier
- October 2004: Tips and Tricks for Personal Computing
- December 2004: Municipal Courts Enhance Their Technological Services
- March 2005: Regional Databases - Not Just a Warrant List
- July 2006: Electronically Created Records
- July 2006: Seven Dollars that Add Up: An Inside Look at the Municipal Court Building Security and Technology Funds
- August 2006: Untangling the Court Technology Web
- December 2006: Be Prepared for Digital Government
- May 2009: Online Alcohol Awareness Classes
- May 2009: The Use of Automatic License Plate Recognition Cameras in Municipal Court Warrant Service
- May 2011: Internet Research and Communication by Jurors
- August 2012: Social Media: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Victims