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The Brownsville Herald
The Cameron County District Attorney’s Office has sought a Texas Attorney General’s ruling to determine whether it must release the results from a blood draw administered to State Rep. Rene Oliveira after an April drunk driving arrest.
The Brownsville Police Department arrested Oliveira, who lost his long-held seat in the Texas House of Representatives during a May runoff with Cameron County Commissioner Alex Dominguez, on April 28 and charged him with drunk driving after he left the scene of a car crash.
In its request for an opinion to the AG, the DA’s office said it believes the information is not subject to disclosure because it relates to a pending criminal investigation and prosecution of a crime.
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The Brownsville HeraldThe Cameron County District Attorney’s Office has sought a Texas Attorney General’s ruling to determine whether it must release the results from a blood draw administered to State Rep. Rene Oliveira after an April drunk driving arrest.
The Brownsville Police Department arrested Oliveira, who lost his long-held seat in the Texas House of Representatives during a May runoff with Cameron County Commissioner Alex Dominguez, on April 28 and charged him with drunk driving after he left the scene of a car crash.
In its request for an opinion to the AG, the DA’s office said it believes the information is not subject to disclosure because it relates to a pending criminal investigation and prosecution of a crime.
The request also cites two AG opinions from 2001 and 2003 in which it ruled against similar requests. According to the request, the Texas Supreme Court also has found that such information is confidential.
However, court records do show that Oliveira is being charged with driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content greater than 0.15 percent, which is nearly double the legal limit in Texas of 0.08 percent.
However, court records do show that Oliveira is being charged with driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content greater than 0.15 percent, which is nearly double the legal limit in Texas of 0.08 percent.
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