Buda DWI Attorney

Last updated on November 9, 2026

Buda sits just south of Austin on I-35, where Travis County ends and Hays County begins. Many drivers stopped here live in Austin, Kyle or San Antonio and were simply passing through. A DWI arrest in Buda can feel especially confusing when you don’t know which county will handle your case.

The Law Office of Florencia Rueda represents people arrested in and around Buda in both Hays County and Travis County courts.

Which county will hear your case?

Most of Buda is in Hays County, so most Buda DWI cases are heard in the Hays County courts in San Marcos. Stops made just north of Buda, closer to Austin, may fall in Travis County and be heard at the Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center in Austin. Your arrest paperwork usually shows the arresting agency and county.

Arrests around Buda are made by the Buda Police Department, the Hays or Travis County Sheriff’s Office and Texas DPS, often on I-35, FM 1626, FM 967 and Main Street.

What to know about your license

A DWI arrest starts an automatic license suspension process that is separate from the criminal case. For a first offense, the suspension is generally 90 days if you failed a breath or blood test and 180 days if you refused. You have 15 days from receiving notice to request an ALR hearing to challenge it.

Possible outcomes

Depending on the evidence, a Buda DWI case may be dismissed, reduced to a lesser offense such as obstruction of a highway, resolved through deferred adjudication for many first-time offenders, or taken to trial. The strongest defenses often come from the stop itself, the field sobriety tests and the testing process.

Talk to a Buda DWI attorney

Call the Law Office of Florencia Rueda at 512-415-7648 for a free, confidential consultation. Se habla español.