Edwards County ALR Hearing Guide
How to request your Administrative License Revocation (ALR) Hearing and protect your driving privileges after a DWI arrest.
Last verified: October 9, 2026
15-Day Deadline
You have exactly 15 days from your arrest to request a hearing. Miss this deadline and your license is automatically suspended. No exceptions.
Enter your arrest date to see your deadline:
If You Request in Time
- • Temporary permit until hearing
- • Chance to keep your license
- • Gather evidence for defense
If You Miss the Deadline
- • Automatic 90-180 day suspension
- • No hearing, no appeal
- • Starts after waiting period
How to Request Your Hearing
Online Request
Fee: Typically $50-$125
Available: 24/7
Instant confirmation
Phone Request
Fee: Same as online
Hours: Business hours only
Expect hold times
Information You'll Need
From Your Notice:
- • Driver License Number
- • Date of Arrest
- • Arresting Agency
- • Arresting Officer Name
Personal Information:
- • Full Legal Name
- • Current Address
- • Date of Birth
- • Phone Number & Email
After You Request
Temporary Permit
ImmediateDrive legally until your hearing
Hearing Notice
20-40 daysDate, time, and format mailed to you
Prepare Defense
Before hearingGather evidence, hire attorney
Attend Hearing
Scheduled dateUsually phone or video
Decision
Same dayWin: keep license. Lose: suspension starts
Temporary Permit
Immediate
Drive until hearing
Hearing Notice
20-40 days
Date mailed to you
Prepare
Before hearing
Gather evidence
Attend Hearing
Scheduled
Phone or video
Decision
Same day
Win or suspension
What to Expect at the Hearing
Most hearings are by phone or video
You usually don't need to travel. When you receive your hearing notice, it will specify whether it's phone, video, or in-person.
Duration
30-60 minutes typically
Who's There
You, your attorney (optional), state attorney, hearing officer
What They Review
Probable cause for stop, proper arrest procedure, test validity
Evidence That Can Help
- Dashcam or bodycam footage showing procedural errors
- Breathalyzer calibration records (if not current)
- Witness statements about your sobriety
- Medical conditions affecting field sobriety tests
Should You Hire an Attorney?
With an Attorney
- Can subpoena arresting officer
- Knows how to challenge evidence
- Uses hearing to strengthen criminal defense
- Higher success rate at hearings
Without an Attorney
- State has experienced attorney present
- May not know proper objections
- Can't effectively cross-examine officers
- Lower win rate statistically
If You Lose Your Hearing
Losing the hearing isn't the end. You still have options to maintain limited driving privileges:
Ignition Interlock
Drive with device installed
Occupational License
Limited driving for work/essentials
Frequently Asked Questions
Related Guides
Texas doesn't run a true DMV for driver licensing — that's entirely a DPS function. The state's DMV only handles vehicle registration and titling, which Edwards County residents can take care of locally at the county Tax Office on West Main.
A failed or refused breath or blood test gives a defendant exactly 15 calendar days from the date of the Notice of Suspension to request an ALR hearing with DPS. Miss the deadline, and the suspension — 90 days for a first failure, 180 days for a first refusal — begins automatically on day 40.
There's no DPS driver's license office inside Edwards County at all. The nearest is in Del Rio, about 55 miles south; Uvalde serves as a secondary regional hub. Both offices are subject to occasional closures from state budget or staffing issues, so calling ahead before making the drive is worth the few minutes it takes. DPS appointments are mandatory statewide now — walk-ins are routinely turned away — so booking through the online scheduler well before a suspension ends is the better move.
No certified ignition interlock installer operates inside Edwards County. Defendants ordered to install one travel to Smart Start at Andy's Express Service in Uvalde, Smart Start at Marco's Auto Electric in Del Rio, or Intoxalock at a Kwik Kar Oil Change in Uvalde — and since the device needs calibration every 30 to 67 days, that trip repeats monthly. SCRAM monitoring has no confirmed local provider in the county.
Last updated: October 9, 2026
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