Harris County, TX · District Court · 2010–2026 · M B
What the record shows for Tex. Transp. Code § 545.420 in Harris County, TX
Recorded conviction rates for Tex. Transp. Code § 545.420 varied year to year in Harris County. The documented conviction rate ranged from 0.9% to 32.5% across years (2010–2026, District Clerk); the period average was about 9.5%. The full breakdown is in the report.
9.5% conviction·19.7% deferred adjudication(Art. 42A — not a conviction)
Harris County District Clerk data under Tex. Gov't Code ch. 552 · anonymized at source · primary charges only
Texas law — deferred adjudication. Under Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 42A, a court may defer proceedings on a guilty plea, place the defendant on community supervision, and dismiss the charge on successful completion. Deferred adjudication is not a conviction — it is tracked as a distinct disposition in these records. The documented conviction rate ranged from 0.9% to 32.5% year over year (2010–2026).
Harris County — the documented record
Harris County District Clerk records captured 5,314 Tex. Transp. Code § 545.420 cases as the primary charge (2010–2026). About 9.5% ended in conviction. How that rate moved year by year — and the full sentence breakdown — is in the report.
Conviction rate by year (years with ≥ 5 cases)
Bar width = conviction rate (0–100 %) · Harris County District Clerk · 2010–2026
In Harris County, about 9.5% of recorded Tex. Transp. Code § 545.420 cases ended in conviction (2010–2026). Documented past outcomes, not a prediction.
What the Harris County report shows — Texas court disposition categories
Stage 1 — how the case resolved (disposition)
Dismissed / Nolle Prosequi
prosecution declined or not pursued to judgment
🔒 in report
Deferred Adjudication
supervised term — not a conviction (Art. 42A)
🔒 in report
Conviction
found or pled guilty — sentenced
🔒 in report
Bond Forfeiture / Other
bond estreature, transfer, or status not recorded
🔒 in report
Stage 2 — if convicted, the sentence
Incarceration
state jail, TDCJ prison, or county jail term — by charge grade
🔒 in report
Suspended — Supervision
sentence suspended; community supervision (Art. 42A)
🔒 in report
Fine Only
monetary penalty; no incarceration ordered
🔒 in report
Other / Not recorded
alternative disposition or sentence not in the record
🔒 in report
Texas court disposition and sentence categories · the sentence distribution for this charge grade is in the report · 2010–2026
The full report goes deeper
Harris County's own figures — conviction, deferred adjudication, and dismissal; the sentence distribution; and the Texas statute text as it read on the offense date.
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Inside the report
- 🔒 How Harris County cases for this charge resolved — conviction, deferred adjudication, dismissed, and other outcomes
- 🔒 Court-tier breakdown: District Court (felony) vs. County Criminal Courts at Law (misdemeanor) where applicable
- 🔒 Sentence-length distributions for incarceration and supervision terms
- 🔒 Within-Harris year-over-year variation in outcomes (2010–2026)
- 🔒 The Texas statute text as it read on the offense date (version-aware)
- 🔒 Named government sources behind every figure, version-stamped
Where & how we got this
Common questions
How often does Tex. Transp. Code § 545.420 result in conviction in Harris County?
Harris County District Clerk records (2010–2026) show the Tex. Transp. Code § 545.420 conviction rate ranged 0.9%–32.5% year to year, with deferred adjudication (Art. 42A — not a conviction) recorded in about 19.7% of cases. The per-year breakdown and sentence distribution are in the report.
Does this predict what will happen in my case?
No. CaseParity reports documented past outcomes in aggregate. It does not predict any individual outcome or provide legal advice. Consult a licensed attorney.
What is deferred adjudication in Texas?
Under Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 42A, a Texas court may defer a finding of guilt on a guilty plea, place the defendant on community supervision, and dismiss the charge on successful completion. Deferred adjudication is not a conviction and is tracked as a distinct disposition in Harris County District Clerk records.
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CaseParity · Harris County, TX · Tex. Transp. Code § 545.420
0.9%–32.5%conviction-rate range
5,314 Harris County District Clerk records (2010–2026) for Tex. Transp. Code § 545.420 as the primary charge in Harris County. Documented outcomes from past cases, not a prediction.
Source: Harris County District Clerk under Tex. Gov't Code ch. 552 · documented outcomes, not a prediction
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CaseParity is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Statistics are computed from anonymized public court records and describe historical patterns only. They do not predict outcomes in any individual case. Source: Harris County District Clerk under Tex. Gov't Code ch. 552. Primary charges only.