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1	Topic	Title	Author	Vol/No	Date	Website Location	Website Location

2	President's Message	Camaraderie Is Contagious	Clay Steadman	Vol 56 No. 7 P 5	September-26
3	Editor's Comment	Voting Matters	Amanda I. Hernandez	Vol 56 No. 7 P 9	September-26
4	Federal Corner	Go Forth and Make Law – Hunter v. United States and Appeals for Miscarriages of Justice.	Camille Knight	Vol 56 No. 7 P 10	September-26
5	Beyond the City Limits	Fair Trials, Strange Rooms: A Rural Practitioner’s Reality	Paul Harrell	Vol 56 No. 7 P 13	September-26
6	Ethics and the Law	The Non-Refundable Fee	Andrew Decker	Vol 56 No. 7 P 14	September-26
7	Domestic Violence	Stop the Gaslighting (The Truth About Domestic Violence)	Steve Brand & Deniz Kadirhan	Vol 56 No. 7 P 16	September-26
8	AI	Justice Meets Algorithms: The Rise of Gen AI in Law Firms	Dr. Gleb Tsipursky	Vol 56 No. 7 P 23	September-26
9	Stop	When Justification for a Stop Isn’t Justified: The Expanding Misuse of Equipment Based Reasonable Suspicion in Texas	Christie L. Hancock Jones	Vol 56 No. 7 P 27	September-26
10	2A.209	The Richard Miles Act: How Article 2A.209 is Reshaping Law Enforcement Accountability and Discovery Disclosure.	Kiara Vaughters and Isaac Nyberg	Vol 56 No. 7 P 30	September-26
11	President's Message	More Than the Case File	Clay Steadman	Vol 56 No. 6 P 5	July/August 2026
12	Editor's Comment	Life’s a Beach	Amanda I. Hernandez	Vol 56 No. 6 P 7	July/August 2026
13	Federal Corner	July/August Federal Corner Column	“Taylor” T.W. Brown	Vol 56 No. 6 P 11	July/August 2026
14	Beyond the City Limits	Rural Criminal Defense Practice in Texas: Structural, Cultural, and Practical Considerations	Thomas Hurt	Vol 56 No. 6 P 13	July/August 2026
15	Ethics and the Law	Six Months is a Lifetime: AI’s Ethical Impact Since Last December	Brent Mayr	Vol 56 No. 6 P 14	July/August 2026
16		Ed Johnson and Noah Parden	Joseph Cohen	Vol 56 No. 6 P 16	July/August 2026
17	Art. 12.03(d)	Borrowed Time: A Defense‑Side Look at Art. 12.03(d) and Limitations in Aggravated Cases	Christie Hancock-Jones	Vol 56 No. 6 P 22	July/August 2026
18	Psychosexual Evaluations	The Purpose of Psychosexual Evaluations in Child Sex Cases	G. Alan Steele & Allen Ayers	Vol 56 No. 6 P 27	July/August 2026
19	Public Defender Office Series	HCRPDO	Karli Kennell	Vol 56 No. 6 P 33	July/August 2026
20	President's Message	Rooted In Tradition – Ready for Tomorrow	Clay Steadman	Vol 56 No. 5 P 5	June-26
21	Editor's Comment	Who I Am and What I Hope Voice Can Be	Amanda Hernandez	Vol 56 No. 5 P 7	June-26
22	Federal Corner	Suppression Wins in the Fifth Circuit	Kristin Kimmelman	Vol 56 No. 5 P 9	June-26
23	Beyond the City Limits	Judicial Clemency: An Optional Perk for a Defendant or a Mandatory Option Judges Must Review? (but probably don’t)	Dean Watts	Vol 56 No. 5 P 11	June-26
24	Ethics and the Law	So, Your Retained Client Just Cannot Afford the Needed Expert: Ethical Considerations and Practical Guidance in Handling the Expert Funding Gap in Retained Criminal Cases.	John Wright	Vol 56 No. 5 P 12	June-26
25	Declaration Reading	250 Years Later: Why the Declaration Still Matters	Robb Fickman	Vol 56 No. 5 P 8	June-26
26	Voir Dire	Lessons from Death-Penalty Voir Dire Transcripts	Gretchen Sween, Ph.D., J.D.	Vol 56 No. 5 P 16	June-26
27	Voting Rights	Voting Rights in Texas: Jail, Detention and Felony Convictions	Alene Lindley	Vol 56 No. 5 P 22	June-26
28	Military Law	Military Law for Criminal Defense Attorneys	Patrick McLain	Vol 56 No. 5 P 26	June-26
29	Objections Jury Charge	Proper Objections Regarding a Jury Charge's Abstract Paragraphs	John Bennett	Vol 56 No. 5 P 29	June-26
30	President's Message	TCDLA, Some Buffalo and The Best Lawyers and Friends Anywhere	Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube	Vol 56 No. 4 P 5	May-26
31	Editor's Comment	The End of the Road	Jeep Darnell	Vol 56 No. 4 P 8	May-26
32	Ethics and the Law	Conflict of Interest Waivers: Are They Worth the Paper They are Written On?	Larry McDougal, Sr.	Vol 56 No. 4 P 10	May-26
33	Searches	Limited Rights Against Searches in Border Zone	Mike Hanson, Adela D Meraz	Vol 56 No. 4 P 13	May-26
34	Forensic DNA Profiling	The “Top Ten” Issues Arising in the Defense Reviews of Forensic DNA Profiling Test Results	Dan Krane	Vol 56 No. 4 P 16	May-26
35	Grand Jury	Ten Grand Jury Practice Tips	Jeremy Rosenthal	Vol 56 No. 4 P 27	May-26
36		The Presumption of Distrust	Kayla Staley	Vol 56 No. 4 P 31	May-26
37	President's Message	I’ve been everywhere, man.	Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube	Vol 55 No. 3 P 5	April-26
38	Editor's Comment	Home	Jeep Darnell	Vol 55 No. 3 P 8	April-26
39	Federal Corner	Guidelines in Flux: Recent and Proposed Sentencing Amendments	Krysten Ayers	Vol 55 No. 3 P 9	April-26
40	Ethics and the Law	The Pitfalls of Representing Co-Defendants	Mitch Adams	Vol 55 No. 3 P 12	April-26
41	Discovery	Discovery in Cases Involving THC	Sol Bobst, Adam Tisdell, & Joseph Hoelscher	Vol 55 No. 3 P 13	April-26
42	THC	THC in Texas: Better Testing is Required to Tell the Whole Story	Zacariah L. Hildenbrand, Ph.D., Melissa Giguere, DFS, & Kevin A. Schug, Ph.D.	Vol 55 No. 3 P 21	April-26
43	Marijuana	Defending Marijuana or THC Cases after the 89th Legislature	Sol Bobst & Todd Greenwood	Vol 55 No. 3 P 23	April-26
44	Marijuana	High Crimes and Misdemeanors: Why Marijuana Prohibition Cannot Survive Lawrence v. Texas	Jake Spiegelhauer	Vol 55 No. 3 P 29	April-26
45	Marijuana & Immigration	Marijuana, THC, and Immigration Consequences	Jordan Pollock	Vol 55 No. 3 P 33	April-26
46	President's Message	Reflecting on Progress, Renewing Our Purpose: A look back at 2025 and a look ahead to 2026	Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube	Vol 55 No. 2 P 5	March-26
47	Editor's Comment	Spring Is Upon Us	Jeep Darnell	Vol 55 No. 2 P 8	March-26
48	Federal Corner	Bail — We’re losing where we should be winning.	Brock Benjamin	Vol 55 No. 2 P 10	March-26
49	Ethics and the Law	“As Far As Reasonably Possible”: The Ethics of Representing People with Mental Illness, Substance Use Disorder, and IDD.	Barbara Drumheller	Vol 55 No. 2 P 12	March-26
50		Forfeiture of Contraband in Oil & Gas Law	Keltin VonGonten & Kaylee Miller	Vol 55 No. 2 P 14	March-26
51		Perspectives from a 1st year DWI lawyer	Savannah Luna	Vol 55 No. 2 P 18	March-26
52		Error Warning: AI Does Not Compute for Mitigation Investigation in Texas	Burke Butler, Thea J. Posel, and Stacie B. Lieberman	Vol 55 No. 2 P 20	March-26
53		A Guide to Client Pronouns: Building Trust in Criminal Defense	Ted Wenske & Melissa Schank	Vol 55 No. 2 P 24	March-26
54	President's Message		Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube	Vol 55 No. 1 P 5	January/February 26
55	Editor's Comment	Service	Jeep Darnell	Vol 55 No. 1 P 8	January/February 26
56	Federal Corner	Expanding the Fifth Amendment Protection Against Self-Incrimination to Include Privilege Logs	Catherine Stanley	Vol 55 No. 1 P 10	January/February 26
57	Beyond the City Limits	Technology in the Courtroom: Turning Tools into Weapons	Garrett Cleveland	Vol 55 No. 1 P 12	January/February 26
58	Ethics and the Law	When the Attorney Becomes the Victim	Andrew Decker	Vol 55 No. 1 P 14	January/February 26
59	Drug Offenses	Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines: Drug Offenses	Natasha Torres	Vol 55 No. 1 P 16	January/February 26
60	Police	Ten Rules for Dealing with Police During Investigations	Jeremy Rosenthal	Vol 55 No. 1 P 20	January/February 26
61	Mass Shooting	Aggravated Assault Mass Shooting	Keltin VonGonten & Tavia Wilson	Vol 55 No. 1 P 23	January/February 26
62	Life	Getting Back to Life After Being in Trial for Six Months	Annie Scott	Vol 55 No. 1 P 26	January/February 26
63	Veteran Representation	Representing a Veteran for Beginners	Patrick McCann	Vol 55 No. 1 P 28	January/February 26
64	President's Message	Reflecting on Progress, Renewing Our Purpose: A look back at 2025 and a look ahead to 2026	Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube	Vol 54 No. 10 P 5	December-25
65	Editor's Comment	Slow Down	Jeep Darnell	Vol 54 No. 10 P 8	December-25
66	Federal Corner	New Fifth Circuit Precedent May Help Fight Unreliable Extrapolation at Sentencing	Joel Page	Vol 54 No. 10 P 10	December-25
67	Beyond the City Limits	Voir Dire in Rural Texas	Shane Phelps	Vol 54 No. 10 P 13	December-25
68	Ethics and the Law	Navigating Artificial Intelligence and Professional Responsibility	Chris Fredericks	Vol 54 No. 10 P 14	December-25
69	Drugs	Overdose Is Not Murder: Defending Fentanyl Death Cases in the Age of Panic	Angelica Cogliano	Vol 54 No. 10 P 17	December-25
70	DWI and Motion to Suppress	When Doing the Right Thing Still Gets You Arrested: A DWI and the Motion to Suppress Hearing that Won the Day	Tifanee Baker	Vol 54 No. 10 P 23	December-25
71	Blood Alcohol	Following Proper Preanalytical Protocols for Blood Alcohol Analysis: Is it over before it even begins?	Zacariah L. Hildenbrand, Ph.D., Melissa Giguere, DFS, and Kevin A. Schug, Ph.D.	Vol 54 No. 10 P 25	December-25
72	Mentor Mentee	Mentorship: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants	Lauren McCollum	Vol 54 No. 10 P 28	December-25
73		The Transition to Criminal Defense	Jason Parrish	Vol 54 No. 10 P 32	December-25
74	President's Message	Giving Thanks for a Mission that Matters	Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube	Vol 54 No. 9 P 5	November-25
75	Editor's Comment	Thankful for Family, Work, and Our TCDLA Brothers and Sisters	Jeep Darnell	Vol 54 No. 9 P 9	November-25
76	Federal Corner	STARE DECISIS OR STARE INDECISIS?—The Fifth Circuit’s position on the Official Restraint Doctrine in Illegal Reentry Prosecutions	Mary Stillinger & Kate Godinez	Vol 54 No. 9 P 10	November-25
77	Beyond the City Limits	When Common Sense Fails: Fighting for Justice in Rural Counties	Kyra Leal	Vol 54 No. 9 P 14	November-25
78	Ethics and the Law	Asking for Advice Without Oversharing	Laura Popps	Vol 54 No. 9 P 15	November-25
79	Illegally Obtained Evidence	The “Other Person” in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 38.23(a) and Texas Penal Code Section 33.02: Suppression of Illegally Obtained Evidence	Todd Duncan	Vol 54 No. 9 P 16	November-25
80	ALR Appeals	Swords, Shields, and Suspensions: Using ALR Appeals to Attack a Loss or Protect a Win	Christopher M. McKinney	Vol 54 No. 9 P 21	November-25
81		The Hidden Weakness in Criminal Defense	Katherine Mayer	Vol 54 No. 9 P 26	November-25
82		To Incorporate or Not to Incorporate?	Keltin VonGonten and Rainisha Doddikindi	Vol 54 No. 9 P 29	November-25
83	President's Message	Article TCDLA October	Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube	Vol 54 No. 8 P 5	October-25
84	Editor's Comment	MICHAEL MORTON ACT	Jeep Darnell	Vol 54 No. 8 P 8	October-25
85	Federal Corner	Federal Methamphetamine Sentencing	Sarah Duncan Jacobs	Vol 54 No. 8 P 10	October-25
86	Beyond the City Limits	I Want a New Drug (Court)	Marci Morris	Vol 54 No. 8 P 13	October-25
87	Michael Morton Act	What is the Michael Morton Act and Why Should You Care?	Sam Bassett	Vol 54 No. 8 P 15	October-25
88	Immigration	No Conviction Required: How Conduct-Based Immigration Grounds Endanger Noncitizen Youth in Texas	Manuela “Mimi” Alcocer	Vol 54 No. 8 P 20	October-25
89	Marijuana	Marijuana DWIs: Using the State’s Own Science Against It	Harold Danford and Jonathan O’Hara	Vol 54 No. 8 P 24	October-25
90	Mitigation	Humanizing the Accused: What Mitigation Specialists Really Do	Jeff Wax	Vol 54 No. 8 P 26	October-25
91	Misdemeanor Plea in Absentia	How to do a Misdemeanor Plea in Absentia for an Indigent Incarcerated Client	Suzanne Spencer	Vol 54 No. 8 P 32	October-25
92	President's Message	Some Thoughts on the Question: How do You Defend Those People?	Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube	Vol 54 No. 7 P 5	September-25
93	Editor's Comment	PLEASE HELP!!	Jeep Darnell	Vol 54 No. 7 P 11	September-25
94	Federal Corner	Gideon Needs a Bullhorn – And Emergency Funding	Camille Knight	Vol 54 No. 7 P 12	September-25
95	Ethics and the Law	Language Matters. Do We Represent Clients or Cases?	Jemila Lea	Vol 54 No. 7 P 14	September-25
96	Mitigation	The Case for Mitigation in Non-Capital Murder Cases	Stacie Lieberman	Vol 54 No. 7 P 18	September-25
97	Expert Witness	Expert Witnesses in Domestic Violence Cases	Kriti Sharma	Vol 54 No. 7 P 21	September-25
98	Reasonable Doubt	Reclaiming the Power of Reasonable Doubt	Mike Howard	Vol 54 No. 7 P 22	September-25
99	Justice System	Debiasing the Law: How Understanding Cognitive Biases Leads to a More Just Legal System	Gleb Tsipursky	Vol 54 No. 7 P 28	September-25
100	President's Message	Your Membership and Voice Matter	Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube	Vol 54 No. 6 P 5	July/August-25