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Questions concerning the laws, criminal justice system, civil court procedures and related topics specific to the state of Texas.

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Can I forbid the government from using my patented invention?

(this is a purely hypothetical situation, for literary research) I've filed a patent on a certain technology for facial recognition/analysis, and as the patent holder I want to use my exclusivity to ensure it's not used to harm anyone. …
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Can I get reimbursed if police shot the window of my car during a standoff?

My car was parked in the parking lot of a large chain grocery store, upon returning to my car I found the police in a standoff with a suspect with my vehicle right at the center. I asked if I could move my car but the officers got angry and started…
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Is it legal to go take my license plates off a car I sold, without realizing I should keep my plates?

I sold a car a year ago in TX and didn't realize that I should take the plates off. The buyer has taken full advantage of this and is racking up lots of tolls in my name. Fortunately I'm able to get the tolls dismissed by showing the bill of sale…
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Is the new Texas law on social media invalid on first amendment grounds?

I have just seen this video on Youtube: "Republican Texas governor Greg Abbott has signed a law that forbids social media companies from banning people from their platforms based on their location and/or their politics. " I presume this is intended…
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Does at-will employment entitle the employee to quit without giving any notice?

Does at-will employment allow you to quit without giving notice even if your job contract requires it? If the employer can fire you for any reason except a few that amounts to discrimination then does an individual have the right to quit regardless…
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Can a trans man get an abortion in Texas where a woman can't?

Texas has an anti-abortion law, Health and Safety Code 245 which states: the act of using or prescribing an instrument, a drug, a medicine, or any other substance, device, or means with the intent to cause the death of an unborn child of a woman…
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A sitting judge is claiming to represent a client against me. Should I file a bar complaint?

We recently had to fire an employee for cause. After we sent an email to the former employee asking for a password to an account that belonged to the business, we received a reply from a person who represented themselves as the lawyer for the…
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Is it legal for a company to enter an agreement not to hire employees from another company?

Is it legal for ACME Corp to enter a reciprocal agreement with another company to not hire from their workforce. This seems like it may have ramifications for price fixing the labor market.
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Would Georgie’s “Teddy Bear Casino” from Young Sheldon actually be legal?

On the TV series Young Sheldon, Connie secretly runs an illegal casino (slot machines and card games where you can earn cash), which is shut down by the police. Connie’s grandson Georgie thinks she can reopen the casino by making all the games only…
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Is there any legal obligation to allow non-citizen parents to stay with their citizen children?

Recently, there has been quite a bit of uproar in the news about the citizenship (or lack thereof) of illegal immigrants' children born in the United States. Presuming that the courts decide that illegal immigrants' post-migration children are born…
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Is a person breaking into your house an automatic threat on your life?

If someone has broken into your house, is that an automatic threat to your life? Which means lethal force with a claim of self-defence is going to be accepted by law enforcement?
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Can a man adopt his wife's children?

If a man marries a woman who has children from a previous relationship. If the biological father does not feature in the childrens lives can the man adopt his wife's children so his all the same rights and responsibilities like it would be if they…
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Looking up a Texas land title case from 1901

I'm a historian, not a lawyer. I would like to get the documents, including the plaintiff and defendant's filings, the witnesses' depositions, and the judgment, for a civil land title case from a district court in a west Texas county in 1901. My…
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Is self-defense mutually exclusive of murder?

A Dallas man is charged with murder. The narrative indicates that the man shot the intruder in his back yard as the intruder approached with a pickax. Assuming that the homeowner does not have a duty to retreat and that he does have lawful cause…
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Are you legally obliged to provide police with alibis?

It may be hard to develop an example where not providing police with an alibi is in your own best interests. Assume for arguments sake that this is the case. Is it legal to withhold an alibi when you have one? Does your right to not…
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