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Your Texas DWI Lawyer wants you to be well informed. We are providing the Texas Code (excerpts of the actual Texas DWI law) to keep you abreast of the latest new DWI laws in the State of Texas.

Note: These excerpts are for informational purposes only. Please consult your Texas DWI Lawyer for legal advice if you are facing issues with the DWI (also known as DUI) law in Texas.

§ 49.09. ENHANCED OFFENSES AND PENALTIES.

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an offense under Section 49.04, 49.05, 49.06, or 49.065 is a Class A misdemeanor, with a minimum term of confinement of 30 days, if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the person has previously been convicted one time of an offense relating to the operating of a motor vehicle while[0] intoxicated[0], an offense of operating an aircraft while[0] intoxicated[0], an offense of operating a watercraft while[0] intoxicated[0], or an offense of operating or assembling an amusement ride while[0] intoxicated[0].

(b) An offense under Section 49.04, 49.05, 49.06, or 49.065 is a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the person has previously been convicted:

     (1) one time of an offense under Section 49.08 or an offense under the laws of another state if the offense contains elements that are substantially similar to the elements of an offense under Section 49.08; or
     (2) two times of any other offense relating to the operating of a motor vehicle while[0] intoxicated[0], operating an aircraft while[0] intoxicated[0], operating a watercraft while[0] intoxicated[0], or operating or assembling an amusement ride while[0] intoxicated[0].

§ 49.09. ENHANCED OFFENSES AND PENALTIES CONTINUED