80s Hollywood Star Pleads Guilty to DWI in Texas
If you were a child or teenager in the 1980s, you probably remember Lou Diamond Phillips for his appearances in films based on true stories. In 1987, he portrayed Ritchie Valens, one of the singers whose death marked “the day the music died,” in La Bamba, and the following year, he appeared in Stand and […]
Texas DWI News Roundup: Seniors Edition
Driving while intoxicated is not just for party animals of barely-legal drinking age on spring break. All of the news items in this week’s Texas DWI news roundup involves people who were at least 50 years old at the time of their arrest or conviction for DWI. This week’s news reports also show that, in […]
Houston DWI News Roundup: Brought to You by the Number Three
March is the third month of the year, and in March of 2018, Houston police made 33 arrests for driving while intoxicated, the equivalent of more than one DWI per day. A disproportionate share of Houston’s alleged drunk drivers last month were being stopped for their third DWI defense. In Texas, a third DWI offense […]
Texas DWI News Roundup: Big Crashes in Little Towns
The saying goes that everything is big in Texas, and in fact, Texas is home to three of the 10 biggest cities in the United States – Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas. Driving while intoxicated is dangerous no matter where you do it, but the risks of a catastrophic crash are even greater on the […]
How To Get Your License Back After a DWI In Texas
How To Get Your License Back After DWI in Texas Even a DWI first offense can result in the suspension of your driver’s license. If a DWI is your first run-in with the law, you might feel relief at how lucky you are. At least you did not cause an accident, and no one was […]
Texas DWI News Roundup: Vehicles Affiliated with Local Governments
Fasten your seatbelts, and make sure the person in the driver’s seat is your sober designated driver. It is time for another recap of recent news stories involving DWI in Texas. One of this week’s stories involves a suspect driving a police cruiser while drunk, and another of this week’s DWI suspects is a tow […]
Texas DWI News Roundup: Authority Figures Edition
When you think about someone getting stopped for DWI, what is the first image that comes to your mind? You are probably imagining a young person getting pulled over while driving home after a night of partying, and the driver is very surprised to find him or herself in handcuffs. You are not too far […]
What Happens When Underage Drinkers Get a DWI in Texas?
Texas has a reputation as a “law and order” state, both because of movies like No Country for Old Men, where the storylines focus on law enforcement’s pursuit of a criminal, and because, in reality, Texas has some fairly draconian laws, especially in comparison to other states. For example, whereas in California, you can order […]
Life Sentences for DWI in Texas More Common Than You Think
Provided that it does not cause an accident, it would seem that drunk driving is a fairly minor crime. In fact, a first DWI charge in Texas is a misdemeanor, and some people who get arrested for DWI for the first time may even qualify for a pre-trial diversion program instead of the typical process […]
Do Texas DWI Laws Discriminate Against Alcoholics?
Texas law regards driving while intoxicated (DWI) as a serious matter. A third DWI offense is a felony in Texas, and once you hit four DWIs or more, the punishments become even more serious. There are people in Texas who have gotten nine or more DWIs; there are also people in Texas serving life sentences […]