Former Texas Speaker of the House Gibson "Gib" Lewis
Former House speaker arrested
Lewis jailed on DWI charge; test showed 0.159 BAC
Updated: Wednesday, 01 Jul 2009, 4:12 PM CDT
Published : Friday, 26 Jun 2009, 9:03 AM CDT
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin police arrested former Texas Speaker of the House Gibson "Gib" Lewis, 72, overnight near Fourth and Lavaca streets .
Police said the incident started around 11:30 p.m. and that he was booked shortly after that into the Travis County Jail on a DWI. Records indicate Lewis' blood alcohol concentration measured at 0.159 when he blew into the breathalyzer, which is almost twice the legal limit.
Lewis spent 20 years as a Texas legislator and served as the 71st speaker of the house from 1983 to 1993.
Lewis is not in custody Friday morning.
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