Hays County’s first “no refusal” New Year’s Eve in six years appears to have achieved its proactive goal of cutting down on the number of people arrested for driving while intoxicated during celebrations to ring in 2020.

According to District Attorney Wes Mau, five DWI arrests occurred during the targeted period of 8 p.m. on Dec. 31 to 4 a.m. on Jan. 1, and one additional suspected drunk driver was arrested later in the morning.

Out of those, four refused to submit voluntar...