I'm not from TX, so I looked it up in their statutes. The 3 yrs I got from the thread was wrong. The suspension is automatic and is for 180days(6months), unless there's been a prior(drug, or alcohol), then it's 2yrs automatic. There could be an administrative hearing, but that's only for technicalities. The statute calls for automatic 180days suspension-period.
Here’s a couple of relevant statutes. They don’t allow for anyone to escape the system for refusing a test, unless the cop blows the probable cause and/or the paperwork.
§ 724.015. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OFFICER BEFORE
REQUESTING SPECIMEN. Before requesting a person to submit to the taking of a specimen, the officer shall inform the person orally and in writing that:
(1) if the person refuses to submit to the taking of the specimen, that refusal may be admissible in a subsequent prosecution;
(2) if the person refuses to submit to the taking of the specimen, the person’s license to operate a motor vehicle will be automatically suspended, whether or not the person is subsequently prosecuted as a result of the arrest, for not less than 180 days;
§ 724.042. ISSUES AT HEARING. The issues at a hearing
under this subchapter are whether:
(1) reasonable suspicion or probable cause existed to stop or arrest the person;
(2) probable cause existed to believe that the person was:
(A) operating a motor vehicle in a public place
while intoxicated; or
(B) operating a watercraft powered with an engine having a manufacturer’s rating of 50 horsepower or above while intoxicated;
(3) the person was placed under arrest by the officer and was requested to submit to the taking of a specimen; and
(4) the person refused to submit to the taking of a
specimen on request of the officer.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended
by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 444, § 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.