| René Oliveira | |
| Office: | Member of the Texas House of Representatives |
| Term Start1: | April 28, 1981 |
| Term End1: | January 13, 1987 |
| Predecessor1: | Hector Uribe |
| Successor1: | Eddie Lucio Jr. |
| Constituency1: | 50th district (1981–1983) 39th district (1983–1987) |
| Term Start: | January 8, 1991 |
| Term End: | January 8, 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Eddie Lucio Jr. |
| Successor: | Alex Dominguez |
| Constituency: | 39th district (1991–1993) 37th district (1993–2019) |
| Birth Date: | 14 March 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Brownsville, Texas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Brownsville, Texas, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Alma Mater: | University of Texas University of Texas School of Law |
| Occupation: | Attorney |
| Website: | http://www.reneoliveira.com |
René Oliveira (March 14, 1955 – January 23, 2024) was an American attorney and Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives. He was first elected to represent the 37th District in 1981. After losing a 1986 bid for the Texas State Senate, he was out of office from 1987 until he regained his seat in the Texas House in the 1990 election.[1]
Oliveira was defeated for reelection in the May 2018 primary runoff election by Alex Dominguez.[2]
Oliveira died on January 23, 2024, at the age of 68.[3]
Oliveira served on the Business & Industry Committee, which he chaired; the State Affairs Committee; and the Redistricting Committee. He was a onetime chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.[4]
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