drug paraphernalia

So when I was doing my graduate studies (Phd), I got cited for drug paraphernalia and expired car registration in 2018. It was a citation and I stupidly paid fine for both by doing no contest back then. It never created any problem for me, neither for housing, nor my school, nor getting job or...

I live in Texas. Back in January I was given a class C misdemeanor for drug paraphernalia(a weed pipe) and being in the park after hours. I hired an attorney to try and get the case dismissed, and it's still pending. I became a legal resident at 16 with my mom through VAWA due to some family...