Texas
DWI / DUI Lawyer in Texas
A DWI or DUI charge threatens your license, your record, and sometimes your freedom. These cases need real defense work — evidence review, procedural challenges, and negotiation. Start with a consultation so an attorney can evaluate your specific case.
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Why it matters in Texas
What a dwi / dui costs in Texas
- Typical fine
- Up to $2,000 criminal fine plus a state fine up to $3,000 on conviction (first offense)
- License points
- No points — DWI is punished through the criminal case, suspension, and state fines
- Insurance impact
- A DWI conviction typically doubles Texas premiums and requires SR-22 filing for two years.
- License risk
- A first DWI is a Class B misdemeanor (72-hour minimum confinement; Class A if BAC is 0.15+) with a 90-day to 1-year suspension — and the ALR license case must be requested within 15 days of arrest.
Frequently asked questions
What's the 15-day deadline after a Texas DWI arrest?
The Administrative License Revocation case — the civil action against your license — must be contested within 15 days of the arrest or the suspension goes automatic. It runs separately from the criminal DWI, and it's the first reason to get a consultation immediately.
What does a first-offense Texas DWI carry?
A Class B misdemeanor with a 72-hour minimum confinement, fines up to $2,000 plus a separate state fine of up to $3,000 on conviction, and a license suspension of 90 days to a year — more at 0.15+ BAC, where it becomes Class A. Those are conviction outcomes; whether the state can convict is what the case review determines.
Why is DWI defense consultation-first instead of flat-fee?
Because no responsible attorney can price a DWI without seeing the stop video, the field sobriety administration, the breath or blood-warrant procedure, and your history. The consultation is where a licensed Texas attorney evaluates all of it and lays out real options.
Can a Texas DWI be reduced or dismissed?
Texas now allows some DWIs to resolve as obstruction-of-highway pleas or through deferred adjudication in eligible first-offense cases, and suppression of a bad stop or flawed blood draw can gut the case entirely. What's achievable depends on your facts and county.
Will I need an interlock device?
Often — as a bond condition, with deferred adjudication, or after conviction at 0.15+. An attorney can address interlock scope and restricted driving as part of the overall strategy at your consultation.
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