Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

State officials say excuses won’t protect impaired drivers from being arrested during the annual Labor Day DWI crackdown. The Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Department of Public Safety say drivers who rationalize with excuses like “I can hold my liquor,” or “I’m fine to drive,” or “I’ll take the back roads home” face an expensive fine, losing their license, and jail time if they are convicted of driving while intoxicated. For more information, see the Aug. 11 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.