Robertson County DWI Guide

Robertson County sits in a transitional corridor between the Blackland Prairie and Post Oak Savannah, and that geography shapes its enforcement in a specific way: Texas law bans fixed sobriety checkpoints, so agencies lean hard on "No Refusal" weekends instead. During those periods, local magistrates stay on call to fast-track blood draw warrants whenever a driver refuses a breath or blood test — a meaningful shift in the evidence landscape for anyone who refuses expecting a lesser administrative penalty.

Vehicle recovery. MARS Towing & Recovery handles most law-enforcement tows, based at 1206 W Brown St in Hearne — 979-497-9205, though confirmed release hours weren't available. Texas's statewide caps apply: $255 for a light-duty tow, $22.85 a day storage. If you believe the tow itself was improper, you have 14 days to request a hearing at the Robertson County JP 1 Court in Calvert, which charges a $20 filing fee and must hold the hearing within 21 days.

Jail and bail. Booking happens at the Robertson County Detention Facility on US Hwy 79 in Franklin, a 90-bed facility. Release can take anywhere from 1 to 48 hours depending on when magistration occurs — Texas requires it within 48 hours of arrest. No published bail schedule exists; amounts are set case by case. Incoming calls to inmates are blocked entirely, and visits are limited to one hour a week by appointment, with a strict dress code.

Court. Misdemeanors stay in the Robertson County Court; felonies move to the District Court level. A real logistical gap here: the County Clerk's office runs no online case management system at all, so tracking a docket means calling or showing up in person — there's no digital workaround.

License suspension. The 15-day ALR deadline applies statewide. Robertson County has no in-county DPS office; residents travel to Brazos County (Bryan/College Station) for reinstatements and occupational licenses.

IID. No installers operate inside the county. Certified centers sit in Bryan, College Station, and Conroe, each requiring monthly travel for mandatory calibration. SCRAM monitoring follows the same pattern — coordinated regionally, with no local vendor.

For substance abuse education and evaluation, a regional council in Bryan serves as the hub, running the standard 12-hour DWI Education Program, a 15-hour drug offender course, and an intensive outpatient treatment track for anyone identified as chemically dependent.

Sources

• Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation — Towing Fee Schedule
• Robertson County Sheriff's Office
• Robertson County — County Clerk