Legal Opinion

Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided January 22, 2008Published

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Thomas A. Davis, Jr., Director Texas Department of Public Safety Post Office Box 4087 Austin, Texas 78773-0001

Re: Whether section 521.032, Transportation Code, which permits the Department of Public Safety to issue an enhanced driver's license or personal identification certificate for the purpose of crossing the border between Texas and Mexico conflicts with federal law (RQ-0610-GA)

Dear Mr. Davis:

Enacted by the Eightieth Legislature as part of a homeland security measure, section 521.032 of the Transportation Code authorizes the Texas Department of Public Safety (the "Department") to…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  2. Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. English v. General Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Maryland v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. United States v. Montoya De HernandezSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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