A Guide to Search Results for "Texas DWI"
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The search term "Texas DWI" is a specific reference to the crime of "Driving While Intoxicated" (abbreviated DWI) in the state of Texas, which is codified at Section 49.04 of the Texas Penal Code. Under Texas state law, a first offense for DWI is a "Class B Misdemeanor," punishable by a fine not to exceed $2,000.00, confinement in the county jail for a term of not less than 72 hours nor more than six months, and community service of not less than 24 hours nor more than 100 hours. A second offense is a "Class A misdemeanor," punishable by a fine not to exceed $4,000.00, confinement in the county jail for a term of not less than 72 hours nor more than one year, and community service of not less than 80 hours nor more than 200 hours. A third offense is a "Third Degree Felony," punishable by a fine not to exceed $10,000.00, confinement in the state penitentiary for a term of not less than two years nor more than ten years, and community service of not less than 160 hours nor more than 600 hours. In addition to and/or in lieu of fines, incarceration, and community service, a person convicted of DWI in Texas may have their driving privilege suspended and have other terms of probation imposed.

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Are you looking for a "Texas DWI" Lawyer?

• Lawyers.com - Driving While Intoxicated
  A community message board frequented by DWI attorneys where registered members post questions and concerns and exchange legal information.
  
  
• Texas DWI Law
  Legal information for those facing a DWI charge in Texas from Austin-based criminal defense attorney E. G. "Gerry" Morris.
  
  
• Trichter, Murphy & Overstreet, PC
  Houston-based law firm specializing in DWI defense.

Are you looking for information about the consequences of a "Texas DWI"?

• Texas Safety Network - Drinking and Driving
  An overview of the consequences of drinking and driving from an Austin-based educational forum.
  
  
• DUI.com - Texas DWI Guide
  Extensive information about drinking and driving, drunk driving defense, and DWI offender treatment options.
  
  
• TexasDWI.org
  Website advocating and warning against drinking and driving in Texas.
  
  
• AllLaw.com - Texas DWI Calculator
  Calculator with pull down menus provides an approximation of the potential sentence a DWI offender is facing based on factors such as blood alcohol content.
  
  
• Texas Traffic Safety - Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)
  Traffic tips from the Texas Department of Transportation.
  
  

Are you looking for information about "Texas DWI" law enforcement efforts?

• Zero Tolerance Laws for Youth - Texas
  Information from the National Highway Transportation and Safety Aministration about the zero tolerance for DWI that went into effect on September 1, 1997.
• Texas Department of Public Safety - Administrative License Revocation (ALR) Program
  An official overview of the administrative process by which the department suspends the driver licenses of individuals who are arrested for driving while intoxicated.
  
  
  • Texas Department of Public Safety - Driver Responsibility Program
    Information about House Bill 3588 program which was passed into law in 2003 by the Regular Session of the 78th Texas Legislature and imposes fines in the form of surcharges for drivers convicted of DWI in Texas.
• Alcohol Alert! - Dry Counties Challenge Texas DWI Laws
  Despite Texas DWI laws, drinking, especially for young men, getting drunk and cruising in their pickup trucks is almost a rite of passage.
  
  
• City of Austin - DWI Enforcement Team
  Launched in August 1998 is under the direction of the Traffic Administration Section and is comprised of eight patrol officers and one sergeant.
  
  

Are you looking for information about "Texas DWI" offender education programs?

• Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse - Offender Education Program Descriptions
  An official overview from the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse.
  
  
• Texas Department of State Health Services - DWI Education Program
  General information and a searchable index for those seeking an approved DWI Offender Education program provider in Texas or those seeking to become approved providers.
  
  
  • Texas Department of State Health Services - Offender Education Programs
    A gateway for finding various DWI offender education programs mandated by Texas state law.
    
    
• Tarrant Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse - DWI Education Program
  A private, non-profit Texas corporation chartered in 1957 which provides a 12 hour state certified DWI Education Program as part of its larger mission to reduce drug and alcohol abuse in their community.
  
  

Are you looking for media coverage of "Texas DWI" issues?

• CNN.com - Some Say Texas DWI Laws Have a Long Way to Go
  By Charles Zewe / CNN - November 2003 * Dallas
  
  
• Dallas Morning News - DWI Offender Impresses with Return to Sobriety
  By Michael Grabell / The Dallas Morning News * Thursday, December 22, 2005
  
  
• Dallas Morning News - Denton County Agencies Unite Against DWI, Speeding
  By Donna Felder / Denton Record-Chronicle * Wednesday, December 14, 2005
  
  
• News 8 Austin | News 8 Explores | Cost of DWI
  In a collection of online articles, Crestina Chavez explores how being charged with a DWI can really wreck a person's life.
  
  
• The Texas State Senate - Bob Deuell's Media Advisory
  A press release from Texas State Senator Bob Deuell calling for a review of DWI laws.

Are you looking for noteworthy "Texas DWI" cases?

• Texas DWI Law - Cases
  A collection of noteworthy DUI cases from the Law Office of E. G. "Gerry" Morris.
  
  

  [Note: Most of the high profile Texas DWI cases on the World Wide Web focus on the impact that said cases have on immigration law, as it was in the high profile cases indexed below.]

• National Immigration Law Center - Matter of Puente-Salazar
  Summary of the Board of Immigrations Appeal decision finding that a conviction for Texas DWI can constitute an aggravated felony.
• Ruling Denying Rehearing of United States v. Chapa-Garza
  The complete text of the Fifth Circuit's ruling denying rehearing of the decision published at 243 F.3d 921, including the dissenting opinion of Circuit Judge Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale which objected to the published opinion's finding that Texas DWI was not a "crime of violence" for the purposes of sentence enhancements.
  
  
• United States v. Roberto Cervantes-Nava, No. 01-50200 (5th Cir. Feb 4, 2002)
  The complete text of the revised slip opinion, later published at 281 F.3d 501, which followed the finding in Chapa-Garza that Texas DWI was not a "crime of violence" for purposes of sentence enhancements.