Unlike standard probation—where you must first plead guilty or nolo contendere before a judge—PTI is a contract you sign before any plea is entered. By entering the program, the prosecution of your case is formally paused.

An occupational license may allow limited driving after a Texas DWI suspension. Check eligibility, court restrictions and the separate DPS issuance requirements before driving.

The fundamental error many motorists make is confusing a roadside portable breath tester with the State’s certified evidentiary breath testing instrument. They are vastly different technologies operating under completely distinct legal standards.

Nystagmus is an involuntary, rhythmic jerking or bouncing of the eyeballs. While central nervous system depressants like alcohol cause alcohol gaze nystagmus, alcohol is far from the only trigger.

What does a walk-and-turn result establish? Review the instructions, scored clues, testing conditions and video without assuming an automatic conviction or dismissal.

When a Houston police officer arrests a non-resident for DWI, they generally ask the driver to submit to a breath or blood test under Texas’s Implied Consent Law. If the driver refuses the test, or if they provide a breath sample of 0.08 or higher, the officer initiates an Administrative License Revocation (ALR).

Under Texas law, the State elevates the case to a Third-Degree Felony carrying mandatory prison time. Defending an intoxication assault texas charge requires aggressive trial advocacy focused on two vulnerable areas of the State's case: challenging the medical severity of the injury and breaking the legal chain of accident causation.

A 0.15 BAC allegation can change a Texas DWI charge. Understand the Class A provision, punishment exposure, interlock questions and the records behind the number.

The Texas Legislature treats the presence of a child during a DWI as an aggravating factor that drastically escalates criminal liability.

By the time the needle enters your vein or you blow into a machine, hours have passed. When prosecutors at 1201 Franklin Street hand you a lab report showing a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.09 or 0.11, they present it as undeniable proof of guilt.

Texas law establishes clear boundaries between when you can use physical force and when you can escalate to deadly force.

Hospital and forensic alcohol results need careful comparison of specimen, units, method and timing. A different result is not automatically evidence of a testing error.

While private employers, commercial databases, and landlords can no longer see the record, criminal justice agencies and approximately thirty state regulatory licensing agencies (such as the Texas Medical Board, State Bar of Texas, and Texas Board of Nursing) retain full access.

When people call 911 during a heated domestic dispute, they often assume the police will simply act as referees, calm everyone down, and leave.

The Texas Legislature created a distinct category of homicide by amending the state's primary murder statute.