DRIVING W/LIC INV W/PREV CONV/SUSP/W/O FIN RES

Texas Transportation Code § 521.457 defines driving while license invalid. The State must prove the accused operated a motor vehicle on a highway during a period when the person's driver's license or driving privilege was suspended or revoked, after a cancellation without a new license being issued, or while the person was denied a license under Texas law. Standing alone the offense is a Class C misdemeanor; this filing is the Class B variant under § 521.457(f) and (f-1), reflected in the courthouse label "DRIVING W/LIC INV W/PREV CONV/SUSP/W/O FIN RES" — driving while license invalid with a previous conviction, with a suspension arising from an intoxication-related offense, or without financial responsibility. The State must therefore also show one of those aggravating circumstances: a prior conviction for this offense, a qualifying suspension, or operation without the liability insurance the Transportation Code requires.

Ranges are the statutory maximums for the level; enhancements, prior convictions and plea agreements change what is actually imposed.

Across 40,208 Texas bail settings for this charge (151 counties, Apr 2022 – Jun 2025), the median cash or surety bond was $1,500 (middle half: $1,000 – $3,000). 15% of defendants were released on a personal bond, and bail was denied in 554 cases. When this was the only charge at booking (19,192 records), the median was $1,500 and 22% got a personal bond.

Showing the 5 counties with the most records; use the selector for any county with at least 30. Per-charge bond settings on original magistrations, from Texas OCA bail reporting under SB 6. Bail is set case by case — these are statistics, not a prediction.