Forced-Entry Burglary at 24700 Hix Drive in Canyon, Randall County, Texas — Attorney911 Pursues Civil Recovery Under the Texas Theft Liability Act When Eight Masked Intruders Force a North-Side Door, Compromise the Locking Mechanism and Steal a Fraternity Flag Despite Posted No-Trespassing Signs, the TTLA’s Statutory Fee-Shifting Forces the Perpetrators to Pay the Owner’s Attorney Fees, Ralph Manginello’s 27+ Years of Federal-Court Trial Practice, Lupe Peña the Former Insurance-Defense Insider, We Move to Preserve the Internal Surveillance Video Before the 30-Day Overwrite and Document the Damaged Lock Before Repair Erases the Evidence, the Firm Has Recovered $50M+ for Property Owners and Injury Victims — Free 24/7 Consultation, No Fee Unless We Win, Hablamos Español, 1-888-ATTY-911
Canyon, Randall County, Texas Fraternity Burglary: Your Civil Rights After a Property Crime The police came. They arrested eight people. The criminal case is in motion. But nobody has told you the most important thing: Texas has a civil statute built specifically for property owners in your position, and it does something almost no other Texas law does — it makes the people who broke into your building pay your lawyer, too. You are standing in a building that was already closing. The Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at West Texas A&M University was winding down, and eight individuals decided that made the property fair game. They forced a door on the north side, walked through your rooms with their faces covered, and one of them stuffed a fraternity flag down his pants on the way out. The Randall County Sheriff’s Office and WTAMU Campus Police caught them walking out. The owner pointed at the “No Trespassing” signs on the doors that had been ignored. The video cameras inside had already recorded everything. One person admitted to deputies that he intended to take the flag. During booking at the Randall County Jail, the flag was found hidden in his clothing. That…