In Texas, expunction starts with a lawsuit filed against the state of Texas. It’s a complex legal process and not everyone is eligible for it. In fact, there’s a lot of people who think about having their record cleared or sealed, and have a misconception that just any criminal charge could be taken away, or that there’s a certain amount of time in which you’re just automatically eligible to have that criminal charge wiped from your record.

In Texas, it’s a very strict process. It’s simply not true. It takes, you know, an attorney filing a lawsuit against the state of Texas, serving in large number of parties with suit, and ultimately going to hearing and arguing as to why your particular circumstance is eligible for expunction, and it is a very narrow set of circumstances.