According to the government of Texas, intoxication can be legally defined as being in either of these two states. First is the inability of a person to properly use his physical and mental faculties due to the presence of drugs, alcohol, or a mixture of the two substances in his system. Second, an individual is legally intoxicated if his blood alcohol content reaches or exceeds 0.08 percent.

Furthermore, certain laws implemented by governing bodies in Texas state that a motorist who is legally intoxicated and is caught driving an automobile in any public area will be charged with a DUI offense. DUI, otherwise known as driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol is a serious felony that can cause the offender to lose his privilege to drive a vehicle, suffer extreme financial loss, and ultimately face imprisonment. Nevertheless, it should be noted that the amount of punishment given to one who is caught drunk driving will depend on whether he has committed the crime for the first time or has done the said act in the past.

But despite of the severe consequences which a motorist charged with a DUI can incur, he still is given a chance to prove his innocence and avoid being penalized. The same laws regarding drunk driving also state that everyone who is charged with the said felony has the right to hire a Texas DUI attorney. This type of lawyer focuses his knowledge and expertise on the laws concerning drunk driving in Texas. His main task is to disprove the evidence put forth by a prosecutor against an alleged drunk driving motorist and obtain a not guilty verdict from the jury.