‘No refusal’ now in effect every weekend through September

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police Department’s “no refusal” initiative will now be in place every weekend, as the department expands its crackdown on drunk driving.
From Friday to Sunday each weekend — 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. each day — detectives will be available to apply for a blood search warrant for those suspected of driving while intoxicated and who refuse to give a sample of breath or blood.
Austin police are expanding the initiative beyond holidays and special e