Attorney General Opinions Requested

RQ-0677-GA Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Education, Texas State Senate, validity of collecting a Regional Transit Authority's sales and use tax at different levels in separate subregions.

RQ-0679-GA Honorable Tony Goolsby, Chairman, House Administration, Texas House of Representatives, Whether the holder of a rehabilitation permit issued by the Parks & Wildlife Department is exempt from the application of section 822.102(a)(5) of the Health and Safety Code with regard to dangerous wild animals not covered by the permit.

RQ-0680-GA Honorable David Aken, San Patricio County Attorney, maximum distance that a county may require that a sexually-oriented business be located from a residence, church, elementary school, and other designated facility.

RQ-0681-GA Honorable Bill Burnett, San Jacinto County Criminal District Attorney, validity of a county policy that prohibits the rehiring of an individual for one year after termination.

RQ-0682-GA Honorable R. Lowell Thompson, Navarro County Criminal District Attorney, legal status of a particular county road near the boundary of two counties.

RQ-0684-GA Honorable Susan Combs, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, whether an applicant who has a leasehold interest in “qualified property” is eligible to apply for a limitation on the appraised value of the qualified property.

RQ-0686-GA Honorable Russell W. Malm, Midland County Attorney, whether a county is authorized to pay a performance bonus to elected officials.

RQ-0687-GA Honorable Jana A. Jones, Jack & Wise Counties District Attorney, whether the members of a discretionary bail bond board may dissolve the board.

RQ-0688-GA Honorable Leo Berman, Chairman, House Committee On Elections, Texas House of Representatives, whether state resources may be used to process state payroll deductions for the purpose of political campaign donations.

RQ-0689-GA Honorable James L. Keffer, Chairman, Ways and Means, Texas House of Representatives, whether a county may grant funds to a school district or charter school.