🚨 Legal Fact: A first-time DWI can stay on your record forever in Texas.🍻

A permanent DWI conviction on your record can lead to difficulties in various aspects of life, including: Difficulty finding or keeping a job, Challenges in obtaining loans, and Issues with housing applications.

A Texas DWI stays on your criminal record permanently unless you have it sealed or expunged. For a first-time DWI offense with no high blood alcohol content, you may be eligible to petition for an order of non-disclosure, which clears the conviction from your record for purposes of public background checks.