Exploring Second Chances: Can a DWI be Expunged in Texas?

Exploring Second Chances: Can a DWI be Expunged in Texas?

A conviction for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) in Texas can have a lasting negative impact on your life. While laws and regulations surrounding DWIs are strict in Texas, they are evolving to offer offenders in the State a chance to move forward on the right foot....
Expungement and Nondisclosure in Texas

Expungement and Nondisclosure in Texas

A criminal record can significantly impact an individual’s life in a negative way. Fortunately, the State of Texas provides the legal mechanisms of expungement and nondisclosure to mitigate this for some people. While both aim to limit the visibility of a...
DWI Charges and Criminal Record Expungement in Texas

DWI Charges and Criminal Record Expungement in Texas

In certain cases in Texas, individuals are able to have their criminal record expunged through the process of expunction. Expunction can clear the record to permanently remove entries from an adult’s recorded criminal history.   Filing a petition for expunction...
Expungements in Texas: Clear Your Criminal Record

Expungements in Texas: Clear Your Criminal Record

One mistake can cause inconveniences or minor setbacks for people. But when the mistake is actually a poor choice or decision that constitutes a criminal act, people’s entire futures can be impacted significantly.   Texans with criminal records often worry about...
Can I Have My DWI Expunged in Texas?

Can I Have My DWI Expunged in Texas?

DWI, or “driving while intoxicated,” is a crime that is strictly punished in the state of Texas. Once you are charged and convicted of a DWI, that charge is usually permanent and cannot be cleared from your Texas criminal record. That said, there are expunctions...
Clearing Your Record, Part 2: Partial Expunctions

Clearing Your Record, Part 2: Partial Expunctions

Texans with criminal records who want to make strides towards better lives have to worry about the impact their criminal histories will have on their futures. They understand that their records can have an effect on every aspect of their lives, causing difficulties in...