Harris County Treasurer Dr. Carla Wyatt was arrested Saturday night in Galveston County and booked into the Galveston County Jail on a charge of driving while intoxicated. Prosecutors previously said her blood-alcohol concentration measured at least .15 in a 2023 DWI case, which was later dismissed after she completed a pretrial diversion program.
According to Click2Houston, Wyatt was taken into custody Saturday evening in Galveston County and booked on a DWI charge. The outlet notes this is her second arrest tied to alleged impaired driving since 2023 and that she was processed at the Galveston County Jail on the driving while intoxicated allegation.
Court records and prior local reporting show Wyatt was arrested on a DWI charge in 2023, but that case was dismissed after she completed a yearlong pretrial diversion program, according to ABC13. In that earlier case, prosecutors recorded a blood-alcohol level of at least .15, a detail that has resurfaced as the treasurer faces a new impaired driving allegation.
December Arrest And County Fallout
Wyatt was also arrested late last year on a misdemeanor charge of burglary of a motor vehicle. A Harris County grand jury returned a no-bill in April, effectively ending that case, the Houston Chronicle reports.
Hoodline previously covered that December incident in an initial write-up, and the Chronicle reports county officials have since moved to strip some duties from the treasurer’s office and pursue abolishing the elected post altogether amid concerns about operations and an attempted fraud flagged by auditors. Wyatt’s latest DWI arrest now lands on top of that already simmering political and administrative tension.
Legal Outlook
The new DWI charge remains an allegation, and the case is now in the hands of Galveston County prosecutors and the courts. Past records show Wyatt resolved an earlier DWI through a diversion program. What happens next, including arraignment, any bond decisions, potential diversion talks, and formal filings, will play out in court and be reflected in public records and future local reporting.
The arrest adds another chapter to an unsettled stretch for the treasurer’s office and is likely to be closely watched by voters and county officials as hearings and filings move forward. Coverage will be updated as court dockets, official statements, and additional records become available.
