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

2	President's Message	More Than the Case File	Clay Steadman	Vol 56 No. 6 P 5	July/August 2026
3	Editor's Comment	Life’s a Beach	Amanda I. Hernandez	Vol 56 No. 6 P 7	July/August 2026
4	Federal Corner	July/August Federal Corner Column	“Taylor” T.W. Brown	Vol 56 No. 6 P 11	July/August 2026
5	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
6	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
7		Ed Johnson and Noah Parden	Joseph Cohen	Vol 56 No. 6 P 16	July/August 2026
8	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
9	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
10	Public Defender Office Series	HCRPDO	Karli Kennell	Vol 56 No. 6 P 33	July/August 2026
11	President's Message	Rooted In Tradition – Ready for Tomorrow	Clay Steadman	Vol 56 No. 5 P 5	June-26
12	Editor's Comment	Who I Am and What I Hope Voice Can Be	Amanda Hernandez	Vol 56 No. 5 P 7	June-26
13	Federal Corner	Suppression Wins in the Fifth Circuit	Kristin Kimmelman	Vol 56 No. 5 P 9	June-26
14	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
15	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
16	Declaration Reading	250 Years Later: Why the Declaration Still Matters	Robb Fickman	Vol 56 No. 5 P 8	June-26
17	Voir Dire	Lessons from Death-Penalty Voir Dire Transcripts	Gretchen Sween, Ph.D., J.D.	Vol 56 No. 5 P 16	June-26
18	Voting Rights	Voting Rights in Texas: Jail, Detention and Felony Convictions	Alene Lindley	Vol 56 No. 5 P 22	June-26
19	Military Law	Military Law for Criminal Defense Attorneys	Patrick McLain	Vol 56 No. 5 P 26	June-26
20	Objections Jury Charge	Proper Objections Regarding a Jury Charge's Abstract Paragraphs	John Bennett	Vol 56 No. 5 P 29	June-26
21	President's Message	TCDLA, Some Buffalo and The Best Lawyers and Friends Anywhere	Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube	Vol 56 No. 4 P 5	May-26
22	Editor's Comment	The End of the Road	Jeep Darnell	Vol 56 No. 4 P 8	May-26
23	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
24	Searches	Limited Rights Against Searches in Border Zone	Mike Hanson, Adela D Meraz	Vol 56 No. 4 P 13	May-26
25	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
26	Grand Jury	Ten Grand Jury Practice Tips	Jeremy Rosenthal	Vol 56 No. 4 P 27	May-26
27		The Presumption of Distrust	Kayla Staley	Vol 56 No. 4 P 31	May-26
28	President's Message	I’ve been everywhere, man.	Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube	Vol 55 No. 3 P 5	April-26
29	Editor's Comment	Home	Jeep Darnell	Vol 55 No. 3 P 8	April-26
30	Federal Corner	Guidelines in Flux: Recent and Proposed Sentencing Amendments	Krysten Ayers	Vol 55 No. 3 P 9	April-26
31	Ethics and the Law	The Pitfalls of Representing Co-Defendants	Mitch Adams	Vol 55 No. 3 P 12	April-26
32	Discovery	Discovery in Cases Involving THC	Sol Bobst, Adam Tisdell, & Joseph Hoelscher	Vol 55 No. 3 P 13	April-26
33	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
34	Marijuana	Defending Marijuana or THC Cases after the 89th Legislature	Sol Bobst & Todd Greenwood	Vol 55 No. 3 P 23	April-26
35	Marijuana	High Crimes and Misdemeanors: Why Marijuana Prohibition Cannot Survive Lawrence v. Texas	Jake Spiegelhauer	Vol 55 No. 3 P 29	April-26
36	Marijuana & Immigration	Marijuana, THC, and Immigration Consequences	Jordan Pollock	Vol 55 No. 3 P 33	April-26
37	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
38	Editor's Comment	Spring Is Upon Us	Jeep Darnell	Vol 55 No. 2 P 8	March-26
39	Federal Corner	Bail — We’re losing where we should be winning.	Brock Benjamin	Vol 55 No. 2 P 10	March-26
40	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
41		Forfeiture of Contraband in Oil & Gas Law	Keltin VonGonten & Kaylee Miller	Vol 55 No. 2 P 14	March-26
42		Perspectives from a 1st year DWI lawyer	Savannah Luna	Vol 55 No. 2 P 18	March-26
43		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
44		A Guide to Client Pronouns: Building Trust in Criminal Defense	Ted Wenske & Melissa Schank	Vol 55 No. 2 P 24	March-26
45	President's Message		Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube	Vol 55 No. 1 P 5	January/February 26
46	Editor's Comment	Service	Jeep Darnell	Vol 55 No. 1 P 8	January/February 26
47	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
48	Beyond the City Limits	Technology in the Courtroom: Turning Tools into Weapons	Garrett Cleveland	Vol 55 No. 1 P 12	January/February 26
49	Ethics and the Law	When the Attorney Becomes the Victim	Andrew Decker	Vol 55 No. 1 P 14	January/February 26
50	Drug Offenses	Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines: Drug Offenses	Natasha Torres	Vol 55 No. 1 P 16	January/February 26
51	Police	Ten Rules for Dealing with Police During Investigations	Jeremy Rosenthal	Vol 55 No. 1 P 20	January/February 26
52	Mass Shooting	Aggravated Assault Mass Shooting	Keltin VonGonten & Tavia Wilson	Vol 55 No. 1 P 23	January/February 26
53	Life	Getting Back to Life After Being in Trial for Six Months	Annie Scott	Vol 55 No. 1 P 26	January/February 26
54	Veteran Representation	Representing a Veteran for Beginners	Patrick McCann	Vol 55 No. 1 P 28	January/February 26
55	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
56	Editor's Comment	Slow Down	Jeep Darnell	Vol 54 No. 10 P 8	December-25
57	Federal Corner	New Fifth Circuit Precedent May Help Fight Unreliable Extrapolation at Sentencing	Joel Page	Vol 54 No. 10 P 10	December-25
58	Beyond the City Limits	Voir Dire in Rural Texas	Shane Phelps	Vol 54 No. 10 P 13	December-25
59	Ethics and the Law	Navigating Artificial Intelligence and Professional Responsibility	Chris Fredericks	Vol 54 No. 10 P 14	December-25
60	Drugs	Overdose Is Not Murder: Defending Fentanyl Death Cases in the Age of Panic	Angelica Cogliano	Vol 54 No. 10 P 17	December-25
61	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
62	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
63	Mentor Mentee	Mentorship: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants	Lauren McCollum	Vol 54 No. 10 P 28	December-25
64		The Transition to Criminal Defense	Jason Parrish	Vol 54 No. 10 P 32	December-25
65	President's Message	Giving Thanks for a Mission that Matters	Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube	Vol 54 No. 9 P 5	November-25
66	Editor's Comment	Thankful for Family, Work, and Our TCDLA Brothers and Sisters	Jeep Darnell	Vol 54 No. 9 P 9	November-25
67	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
68	Beyond the City Limits	When Common Sense Fails: Fighting for Justice in Rural Counties	Kyra Leal	Vol 54 No. 9 P 14	November-25
69	Ethics and the Law	Asking for Advice Without Oversharing	Laura Popps	Vol 54 No. 9 P 15	November-25
70	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
71	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
72		The Hidden Weakness in Criminal Defense	Katherine Mayer	Vol 54 No. 9 P 26	November-25
73		To Incorporate or Not to Incorporate?	Keltin VonGonten and Rainisha Doddikindi	Vol 54 No. 9 P 29	November-25
74	President's Message	Article TCDLA October	Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube	Vol 54 No. 8 P 5	October-25
75	Editor's Comment	MICHAEL MORTON ACT	Jeep Darnell	Vol 54 No. 8 P 8	October-25
76	Federal Corner	Federal Methamphetamine Sentencing	Sarah Duncan Jacobs	Vol 54 No. 8 P 10	October-25
77	Beyond the City Limits	I Want a New Drug (Court)	Marci Morris	Vol 54 No. 8 P 13	October-25
78	Michael Morton Act	What is the Michael Morton Act and Why Should You Care?	Sam Bassett	Vol 54 No. 8 P 15	October-25
79	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
80	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
81	Mitigation	Humanizing the Accused: What Mitigation Specialists Really Do	Jeff Wax	Vol 54 No. 8 P 26	October-25
82	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
83	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
84	Editor's Comment	PLEASE HELP!!	Jeep Darnell	Vol 54 No. 7 P 11	September-25
85	Federal Corner	Gideon Needs a Bullhorn – And Emergency Funding	Camille Knight	Vol 54 No. 7 P 12	September-25
86	Ethics and the Law	Language Matters. Do We Represent Clients or Cases?	Jemila Lea	Vol 54 No. 7 P 14	September-25
87	Mitigation	The Case for Mitigation in Non-Capital Murder Cases	Stacie Lieberman	Vol 54 No. 7 P 18	September-25
88	Expert Witness	Expert Witnesses in Domestic Violence Cases	Kriti Sharma	Vol 54 No. 7 P 21	September-25
89	Reasonable Doubt	Reclaiming the Power of Reasonable Doubt	Mike Howard	Vol 54 No. 7 P 22	September-25
90	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
91	President's Message	Your Membership and Voice Matter	Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube	Vol 54 No. 6 P 5	July/August-25
92	Editor's Comment	HEART BROKEN	Jeep Darnell	Vol 54 No. 6 P 11	July/August-25
93	The Federal Corner	The Fifth Circuit Narrowly Avoids En Banc Rehearing on Appeal Waivers and Restitution	“Taylor” T.W. Brown	Vol 54 No. 6 P 12	July/August-25
94	Ethics	Sharing Discovery Received in a Criminal Case With a Lawyer Representing that Same Person in Another Related Matter	Jack Zimmermann	Vol 54 No. 6 P 15	July/August-25
95	Technology	Suppressing Cell Phone Location Data in Texas Criminal Cases: Tips for the Defense	Joseph A. Esparza	Vol 54 No. 6 P 26	July/August-25
96	Public Defense in Texas	What is My Office, and What is Public Defense? Harris County	Sara Smitherman	Vol 54 No. 6 P 29	July/August-25
97	Media Relations	Media Mastery: Walking the Tightrope of Opportunity and Danger	Lana Shadwick	Vol 54 No. 6 P 31	July/August-25
98	Marijuana	Reefer Madness: The Impact of the Texas Hemp Bill on Warrantless Searches	Megan Rue & Thomas Zapata	Vol 54 No. 6 P 34	July/August-25
99	Sexual Assault and Family Violence	Experts in Sexual Assault and Family Violence Cases	Patty Tress	Vol 54 No. 6 P 37	July/August-25
100	President's Message	What Motivates You?	Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube	Vol 54 No. 5 P 5	June-25