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Texas DWI Laws & The Open Container Statute

The Open Container Statute In Texas, DWI laws state that it's illegal to have an open container of alcohol in a vehicle at any time. It doesn't matter if it's the driver or a passenger, or whether the vehicle is in transit at the time. It is still a …

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Dealing with Murder Charges in Texas

Most people never find themselves on the wrong side of the law, but for those who do, the moment that charges emerge their lives change forever. Dealing with criminal charges is never easy, but it's especially true in Texas, where strict penalties …

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A General Look at Auto Accidents in Texas

The state of Texas is the second largest in the U.S.behind Alaska in the North West and has an area the size of 268,820 square miles (696,200 km2). As of 2015 Texas had about 21.4 million vehicles & ranks 40th on vehicle per 1000 people at 720 …

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Microsoft Is Testing Azure IoT Platform From The Stratosphere March 9, 2016
Microsoft is attempting to pull off a rare feat that may be hard for its competitors to emulate. The team at Microsoft Research is deploying a balloon in the stratosphere loaded with sensors and cameras, which is connected to the Azure IoT platform. The balloon will send real-time telemetry along […]
Janakiram MSV, Contributor
Intuit Announces Sale Of QuickBase Low-Code Platform March 8, 2016
Low-code platforms like QuickBase empower a wide range of people with little to no programming skills – known as ‘citizen developers’ – to build enterprise-class applications that run on mobile, desktop, or web. Such applications can meet the needs of the business quickly and efficiently, and can be an important part of how transformed IT […]
Jason Bloomberg, Contributor

<i>Thirst Street</i> is an Art-House Dead End to Avoid September 20, 2017
Imagine if the whimsical French film Amelie got dirty. And that Amelie’s love interest had pink eye, tended bar at a strip club and only liked her for her blowjobs. That’s Nathan Silver’s art-house comic drama Thirst Street. Anjelica Huston narrates this bizarre storybook tale about an American flight attendant,...
Mike White’s <i>Brad’s Status</i> Makes a Comic Horror Show of Disappointment September 20, 2017
Mike White’s father-and-son college-trip comedy-drama Brad’s Status is legitimately more frightening than anything in It. Quite aside from the fact that real life is always scarier than monsters from the beyond, the writer-director’s deep understanding of envy, entitlement and embarrassment has never been more nightmarishly effective. But don’t expect one...
Aiding Flood Victims Who Lost Cars, Houston Bike Share Still Seeking Bicycle Donations September 19, 2017
To assist those who lost their cars to Hurricane Harvey, bike donations have been pouring in through Houston Bike Share's "Keep Houston Rolling Initiative," launched earlier this month. In just two weeks, generous Houstonians have donated about 70 bikes to the cause, while bike manufacturers Giant USA and Trek have...