TEXAS DPS PULLED ME OVER FOR EXPIRED INSPECTION - GUILTY. OFFICER ASKED IF I WOULD CONSENT TO SEARCH OF VEHICLE OF WHICH I DID. DURING THE SEARCH, A McD'S STRAW (3-3.5" LONG) WAS FOUND IN A McD'S BAG ALONG WITH OTHER TRASH FROM THE 1-2 DAYS PRIOR. PROBABLY WAS MY MY 'TOOTHPICK' AT SOME POINT BUT OFFICER SAID IT 'APPEARED TO HAVE METH RESIDUE'. ANOTHER DPS OFFICER THEN ARRIVED FUELING THE FIRE TO SEARCH AND SEARCH SOME MORE - MY VEHICLE AND MY PERSON - ALL TURNED UP NOTHING OTHER THAN THE SHORT SLIGHTLY CHEWED STRAW. BOTH HIGHLY PISSED AND KEPT SEARCHING OVER & OVER- STATING 'I'M NOT STUPID - IF YOU JUST TELL ME THEN IT'LL JUST BE A LIL' OLE POSSESSION CHARGE....' BLAH BLAH BLAH. I END UP WITH A TICKET FOR THE EXP INSPECTION AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHENALIA!! I HAVE SERIOUS DOUBT AS TO THE RESIDUE BEING THERE AT ALL BUT THERE IS THE SLIM POSSIBILITY THAT ONE OF THE HIRED HANDS THAT DRIVES MY TRUCK ON ANY GIVEN WORKDAY WAS THE CULPRIT. WHAT DO I DO?? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?? HOW DO I GO ABOUT THIS WITHOUT RUSHING OUT AND RETAINING AN ATTNY WITH A HUGE BILL IN TOW??? ANY ADVICE WILL BE VERY APPRECIATED AND NO SMARTASSES PLEASE.