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Texas Law Allows Surgical Castration for Child Sex Offenders

Texas Law Allows Surgical Castration for Child Sex Offenders

Texas Gov. Code 501.061 states that repeat offenders of child sexual assault may elect for the surgical removal of the testicles.


New Laws Go Into Effect on 9/1/2011

Just a reminder, in Texas the new laws go into effect on September 1 of the year of a legislative session, which is today. While there are around 700 new Texas laws which took effect today there are 3 that are of particular interest. One new Texas law makes it a crime to impersonate someone online without obtaining his or her permission with the intent to harm, defraud, threaten or intimidate. Since this law is new there is no telling how it will be applied, but it certainly is somethingRead More