DUI and DWI Programs in Fort Worth

What DWI program does a Fort Worth court require, and who approves it?

A Fort Worth court requires a DWI education program regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, and that course is a class, not clinical treatment. Under the Code of Criminal Procedure, a judge who grants community supervision for an intoxication offense must require the course to be finished within 180 days unless the judge waives it.

Course length and whether an online class counts depend on the program type and the court’s order. Ask the court or the licensing agency before you enroll, because they make the final decision. Questions about getting a license back or about an ignition interlock belong with the court and the state’s driver licensing office.

Finishing a class is not a promise about how a charge will end. Texas also requires an evaluation for drug or alcohol dependence as a condition of supervision, and if it shows a need, treatment becomes part of the order, anywhere from outpatient visits to a residential stay.

When calling a program, have the court paperwork, any evaluation results and the deadline ready. Ask what the class costs, since each provider sets its own fee, and how completion gets reported to probation. Tarrant County also runs specialty DWI courts for repeat and misdemeanor cases.

Tarrant County DWI courts

Tarrant County runs a Felony Alcohol Intervention Program for people with a repeat DWI conviction, and the state specialty court registry also lists a misdemeanor DWI court. Treatment ordered by either court is covered under court-ordered rehab in Fort Worth.

How does a DWI evaluation set the level of care in Fort Worth?

Texas makes a drug or alcohol dependence evaluation a condition of community supervision for intoxication offenses, and treatment becomes required if the evaluation shows a need for it. A separate evaluation for medication to treat alcohol dependence may be offered, and the person can refuse it. Depending on the result, a referral can lead to outpatient care, an intensive outpatient program or a residential stay.

Tarrant County’s screening line for state-funded care is the regional OSAR line, 817-332-6329. Many My Health My Resources (MHMR) of Tarrant County addiction programs are just east of downtown along E. Lancaster Avenue. Trinity Metro buses, TEXRail, the TRE and ZIPZONE rides serve the area, so check your route before your first visit. All listed DWI programs here are within 25 miles of a river, most often the Clear Fork Trinity River, at a median of 5.5 miles.

How do you pay for a DWI program or court-ordered treatment in Fort Worth?

Each program sets its own DWI class fee. Treatment that an evaluation recommends can be paid through private insurance, Texas Medicaid, a sliding fee or state-funded services. MHMR of Tarrant County uses the 2026 state sliding fee scale for substance use services, and providers with sliding-scale fees in Fort Worth are listed separately. Tarrant County STAR Medicaid plans include Aetna, Cook Children’s and Wellpoint. Some listings report Spanish-language services.

When you call a Fort Worth program, have your court paperwork, any evaluation results and your deadline ready, and ask how completion is reported to probation. For help now, MHMR’s ICARE line is 800-866-2465, call or text, 24 hours a day. You can also call 988, 2-1-1 Texas, 877-541-7905 or the national treatment referral line. For rules statewide, see DUI and DWI programs across Texas, and for every kind of care in the city, see Fort Worth treatment listings.