in the Matter of Expunction of O. A. T.

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS § No. 08-19-00284-CV IN THE MATTER OF THE § Appeal from the EXPUNCTION OF § 171st District Court O.A.T. § of El Paso County, Texas § (TC#2015DCV3011) OPINION The Texas Department of Public Safety (“the Department”) brings this restricted appeal, challenging the trial court’s order granting O.A.T’s petition for an expunction of criminal records. The core of its complaint is that O.A.T. did not plead or prove a valid statutory ground for granting the expunction. In particular, the Department contends that O.A.T. was not entitled to an…