Harris County Treasurer Carla Wyatt needs to stop drinking period

And, if she needs a massive legal banhammer dropped on her after her second DUI, rather than what looks like codding of a diversion program after her first arrest — one that she never should have been given, IMO, and that she may have violated anyway, that's what needs to happen.

Beyond Kuff? Harris County Treasurer Carla Wyatt seems to have a clear alcohol abuse problem. (From my history in media, a person in their 50s or older getting multiple DUIs is a problem indeed. It may indicate a long chronic behavior abetted by others. It may indicate massive age-related changes that increase susceptibility. In either case, the age means it may be harder to change behavior. 

Yes, the piece I linked is the NY Post via an aggregator. But it has the facts on the ground.

Here's why she shouldn't have gotten diversion the first time.

Wyatt was previously booked on a driving while intoxicated charge in 2023 and recorded a blood-alcohol concentration of .365% – more than four times the legal limit of .08, according to KPRC.

IMO, a diversion program is meant for someone with, say, a BAC of 0.12 and no priors. Even with no priors, her blood alcohol level should have disqualified her.

That said, did she actually complete the diversion? Well, maybe not:

But she was accused of not installing an ignition interlock device on her car, according to her case report.

An installed interlock would have prevented her second arrest. It would have prevented her from further damaging her own life and being a further danger to the public. If so, and her attorney wants to fight, I hope the failure to install the interlock gets brought up time and time and time again until he surrenders, too. That includes reviving the original case and charge, of course.

And, if Wyatt had a mini-stroke in her past, and other cardiovascular health problems? That shouldn't be used as an excuse, but rather seen as yet more reason for Wyatt to stop drinking, and for other people to say this. 

By not providing all the details about her past history, and with other comments, Kuff comes halfway close to enabling her. I'm sure there are other people who have been fully enabling her.