Texas Department of Public Safety v. Harris

OPINION

SAM J. DAY, Justice.

The Texas Department of Public Safety (“DPS”) appeals a probate court ruling reversing an administrative law judge’s (“ALJ”) decision to uphold the suspension of Jeffrey Michael Harris’s driver’s license. In two points, the DPS challenges the probate court’s interpretation of whether an arrest was required for the suspension of a driver’s license, and in the alternative, the DPS argues that there was a valid arrest.

We reverse the probate court’s order and render judgment affirming the ruling of the ALJ.

I. BACKGROUND

On September 7, 1999, Officer Dena Williams stopped…