Sex offenses are among the most severe in Texas. If you or someone you love is accused of a sex crime in this state, they will face, if convicted, harsh sentencing and extreme sex offender registration upon release. Unfortunately Texas…
Category: Sex Offender Registry
2021
Category: Sex Crimes | Sex Offender Deregistration | Sex Offender Registry
Being convicted of a sex crime doesn’t just mean you have a criminal history. It also means you will be required to register as a sex offender in Texas and anywhere else you move to if convicted of any of…
2020
Category: Sex Crimes | Sex Offender Deregistration | Sex Offender Registry
There was a time when individuals charged with certain crimes can find themselves on the Texas sex offender registry for varying periods of time. Plea deals often involved sex offender registration for certain lengths of time to avoid harsher sentencing…
2017
Category: Sex Crimes | Sex Offender Registry
Two recent stories about Texas residents affected by the state’s sex offender registration laws signal that they are too restrictive.
At what point do sex offender laws exceed their intended goal of protecting potential victims and begin to infringe…
2017
Category: Sex Crimes | Sex Crimes Against Children | Sex Offender Registry
A conviction for a sex crime carries heavy penalties in Texas, but did you know that Halloween comes with its own set of additional requirements if you are on the sex offender registry?
If you are a registered sex…
2017
Category: Sex Crimes | Sex Offender Registry | Sexual Assault
With more than 105,000 registered sex offenders, the State of California recently took a bold step toward inserting some rationality into its sex offender registration program. Bloomberg News reported on October 10, 2017 that Governor Jerry Brown had signed legislation…
2017
Category: Sex Crimes | Sex Offender Registry
The Texas sex offender database has been made easier for the public to search for registered sex offenders.
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has doubled down on its commitment to protect children from sexual predators by creating…