Expungement is the process of destroying your arrest records. Destroying your DWI arrest would be possible in only two circumstances. First, if the prosecutor dismissed your DWI case, and you were not convicted of any other offense arising from the DWI arrest, you could get an expungement. Second, if a jury found you not guilty after your DWI trial, you could get an expungement then, as well. As you can see, expunging a DWI arrest record can occur only in very limited situations in Texas. However, a new law which became effective on September 1, 2017 would permit a person to seal their DWI arrest records under certain circumstances. Sealing your record is different from expunging it. Sealing is accomplished through a process called non-disclosure and means that the government agencies who possessed records relating to your arrest like the police, the prosecutor, the court, and others would be prohibited from releasing your arrest records to the public. The records would not be destroyed, but public references to your arrest would be curtailed by the order of non-disclosure. I explain this process in detail with potential clients visiting me about their DWI case.