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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, Appellant,

IRIS PERALES, Appellee.

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Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

Appellant, Texas Department of Public Safety, perfected an appeal of an order of expunction entered by the 197th District Court of Cameron County, Texas, in cause number 2009-07-4278-C. Appellant has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal on grounds that the appellant no longer wishes to appeal this case. Appellant requests that this Court dismiss the appeal.

The Court, having considered the documents on file and appellant's motion to dismiss the appeal, is of the opinion that the motion should be granted. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(a). Appellant's motion to dismiss is granted, and the appeal is hereby DISMISSED. Costs will be taxed against appellant. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(d) ("Absent agreement of the parties, the court will tax costs against the appellant."). Having dismissed the appeal at appellant's request, no motion for rehearing will be entertained, and our mandate will issue forthwith.

PER CURIAM

Delivered and filed

the 14th day of January, 2010.