The District 10 City Council member was arrested the morning of Dec. 29 after SAPD pulled him over.
SAN ANTONIO — More than six months after he was pulled over and arrested for allegedly driving while drunk on the north side, San Antonio City Councilman Marc Whyte was charged with DWI by the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office.
Whyte is the second consecutive council representative of District 10 to be charged with driving while intoxicated; Clayton Perry pleaded no contest in April 2023 before receiving deferred adjudication. He decided against running for reelection that spring.
The charge was filed early Wednesday afternoon, according to records. Driving while intoxicated carries a punishment of up to 180 days in jail and/or a fine of up to $2,000 for adults who are convicted. Those found guilty may also have their license suspended for two years.
Neither Whyte nor his attorney provided a comment when asked by KENS 5. A court date has not yet been set.
On the morning of Dec. 29, Whyte was pulled over on the north side and administered a field sobriety test by San Antonio police, but refused to submit a breathalyzer or blood test before authorities submitted a warrant. Asked by an SAPD officer if he felt he was sober, Whyte could be heard in body camera footage saying: “Yes, sir, a thousand percent.”
Whyte later apologized about the incident, saying he took “full responsibility for what happened.” In January he was suspended from his committee assignments — a punishment that lasted three months — and censured by his council colleagues.
Whyte first appeared in court May 14 in connection with the DWI allegations, where his case was reset.
“We got to let the legal process play out and then we’re going to see where we are at the end of this,” Whyte said at the time. “But I’m never going to shy away from it, and this is what it is, and I have to deal with it now.”
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