Quick answer: In Hays County, the Hays County Criminal District Attorney’s office prosecutes DWI cases — misdemeanors in the County Courts at Law, felonies in district court. Expect standardized plea recommendations that scale with BAC, test refusal, and priors — and genuine room for reductions when the stop, the tests, or the lab work develop problems.
Prosecutors here work from the same package as everywhere in Texas: stop video, field sobriety tests, breath or blood results. Hays County runs no-refusal enforcement on holidays and event weekends — and with I-35 and Texas State traffic, enforcement presence is heavy year-round.
San Marcos and Texas State PD stops generate a high volume of marginal reasonable-suspicion cases — late-night equipment stops that become DWI investigations. That volume produces suppression opportunities, and the DA’s office knows which defense lawyers actually litigate them.
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Who handles my case in Hays County?
In Hays County, the Hays County Criminal District Attorney’s office prosecutes DWI cases — misdemeanors in the County Courts at Law, felonies in district court — your court assignment appears on your bond paperwork and case filings.
Are plea offers negotiable?
Always — the first offer is a starting point that improves when the defense demonstrates suppression exposure, lab problems, or trial readiness.
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General legal information for Texas — not legal advice about your specific case. Last reviewed July 2026.