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srothstein wrote:Before you plead guilty, you might want to check on another option. Deferred adjudication is always a possibility. Defensive driving is a specialized version of this, but there is a general deferred adjudication also.

IIRC, deferred adjudication on a class B still has the same CHL issues as any other class B conviction.

LarryH wrote:Along that stretch, NASA 1 has no median and consists of three lanes in each direction, plus a central left turn lane. IIRC, traffic lanes are about fourteen feet wide, so the bus and I were apparently separated by seventy feet or more.

Find yourself a good traffic lawyer. I'm sure someone here can recommend one.

LarryH wrote:This morning I was stopped by a member of the Lakeview Police (between Seabrook and what used to be Clear Lake City) for passing a stopped school bus. Apparently the bus was on the opposite side of NASA Road 1, because I didn't even notice it (had just left a gas station after filling up).

As Keith pointed out, if it's on the other side of the divided roadway, that's not a valid ticket. Also, he may have seen you after you pulled out beyond the bus, and just inferred that you passed it. Your gas receipt might come in handy there. Either way, you need to get a copy of the officer's notes to find out where the bus was.