Texas

The DUI Defense Crisis in Garland: How Texas Legislation Created Today’s Legal Fee Structure In 1994, Texas fundamentally transformed its approach to DUI enforcement with the passage of legislation that created standardized penalties across the state. The Texas Transportation Code § 49.01 established DUI offenses with mandatory minimum sentences, alcohol education requirements, and driver’s license suspension protocols that persist today. This legislative framework—now nearly three decades old—inadvertently created a complex…