DWI Enhancement
DWI Enhancement Savings Claus Effective September 1, 2005, the state repealed the "10 year rule" in Texas Penal Code 49.09(e). However, there is a savings clause that says the following: "The changes in law made by this Act apply only to the penalty or the terms of community supervision for an offense under Chapter 49, Penal Code, that is committed on or after the effective date of this Act. The penalty and the terms of community supervision for an offense under Chapter 49, Penal Code, that was committed before the effective date of this Act are covered by the law in effect...
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