Attorney General Opinions Requested
RQ-0812-GA: Honorable Patrick M. Rose, Chair, Human Services, Texas House of Representatives, jurisdiction over land that is annexed by two separate special districts.
RQ-0813-GA: Honorable Veronica Gonzales, Chair, Border and Governmental Affairs, Texas House of Representatives, whether a member of the board of directors of the Agua Special Utility District may simultaneously serve as a member of the board of trustees of South Texas College.
RQ-0814-GA: Honorable Mark Homer, Chair, Culture, Recreation, and Tourism, Texas House of Representatives, qualifications for service on the board of directors of the Logan Slough Creek Improvement District; elections to the District board; and applicability of the Open Meetings Act and Public Information Act to the District.
RQ-0815-GA: Honorable René O. Oliveira, Chair, Ways and Means, Texas House of Representatives, whether the South Texas Water Authority may adopt an effective tax rate under the provisions of chapter 26 of the Tax Code.
RQ-0816-GA: Honorable Lynda K. Russell, Shelby County District Attorney, whether a district attorney may use asset forfeiture funds to pay for her defense in a federal civil suit filed under 42 U.S.C.A. section 1983.
RQ-0817-GA: Honorable Kip Averitt, Chair, Natural Resources, Texas State Senate, status of property located in more than one groundwater conservation district.
RQ-0818-GA: Honorable Garnet F. Coleman, Chair, County Affairs, authority of a school district to access and use a county's right-of-way for the installation of fiber optic cable.
RQ-0819-GA: Honorable Vince Ryan, Harris County Attorney, whether a district clerk may accept assignment of a defendant's cash bail bond refund in payment of the defendant's fines and costs.
RQ-0820-GA: Robert Scott, Commissioner of Education, Texas Education Agency, authority of a licensing agency to obtain criminal history information regarding an applicant.
RQ-0821-GA: Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Government Organization, Texas State Senate, reporting and accounting of charity care by non-profit hospitals.
