Category: DWI

Key Takeaways Most Texas DWI charges are misdemeanors, but certain circumstances can result in a felony DWI or a separate felony intoxication charge. The difference is not a small one. A misdemeanor DWI means county jail exposure and a record that may qualify for sealing later, while a felony conviction means state [...]

Key Takeaways A Texas intoxication case can involve felony exposure because of prior convictions, a child passenger, a qualifying school crossing zone, or a crash causing serious injury or death. Injury and death cases are prosecuted under separate felony intoxication statutes. That answer comes from how prosecutors [...]

Key Takeaways The right DWI lawyer in Houston is the one whose credentials you can verify and whose plan for your license you can hear on the first phone call. Advertising will not tell you either of those things. A driving while intoxicated (DWI) arrest sets two separate cases in motion, and most people spend [...]

Yes, you can face DWI arrests involving prescription medications with a valid prescription. Many people believe a valid prescription gives them legal protection from a DUI arrest, but this is not true. The law focuses on impairment, not whether the substance is legal. Drug-involved driving incidents have risen sharply [...]