$217,590.00 in United States Currency v. State

OPINION ON REMAND

Opinion by

Justice YÁÑEZ.

This case is before this Court on remand from the Texas Supreme Court. We affirm.

Background

On April 3, 1994, while patrolling along U.S. Highway 59 in Bee County, Texas, Department of Public Safety (DPS) Trooper Jimmy Moore pulled over a commercial motor vehicle traveling without a tire mud flap. Henry Perez Olvera was the driver of the vehicle, with his common-law wife and their infant child as passengers. Moore questioned Olvera and his wife about the nature of Olvera’s cargo and destination, and performed a commercial motor vehicle inspection. Upon…