Attorney General

Requests for Opinion

RQ-0602-GA

Requestor:

Mr. James A. Cox, Jr., Chair

Texas Lottery Commission

Post Office Box 16630

Austin, Texas 78761-6630

Re: Whether the Texas Lottery Commission may operate a raffle-type game (Request No. 0602-GA)

Briefs requested by August 20, 2007

RQ-0603-GA

Requestor:

The Honorable Susan Combs

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Post Office Box 13528

Austin, Texas 78711-3528

Re: Whether certain information regarding public employees must be included in the Comptroller's public database of state expenditures (RQ-0603-GA)

Briefs requested by August 3, 2007

RQ-0604-GA

Requestor:

The Honorable Jesusa Sanchez-Vera

Jim Wells County Attorney

Post Office Drawer 2080

Alice, Texas 78333

Re: Whether a community supervision and corrections department may permit certain probationers to pay a set fee per hour in lieu of community service not performed (RQ-0604-GA)

Briefs requested by August 23, 2007

RQ-0605-GA

Requestor:

The Honorable Will Hartnett

Chair, Committee on Judiciary

Texas House of Representatives

Post Office Box 2910

Austin, Texas 78768-2910

Re: Authority of members of the Texas Senate to remove the president of the Senate (RQ-0605-GA)

Briefs requested by August 24, 2007

For further information, please access the website at www.oag.state.tx.us or call the Opinion Committee at (512) 463-2110.

TRD-200703219

Stacey Napier

Deputy Attorney General

Office of the Attorney General

Filed: July 25, 2007


Opinion

Opinion No. GA-0555

The Honorable Carlos Valdez

105th Judicial District Attorney

Nueces County Courthouse

901 Leopard, Room 206

Corpus Christi, Texas 78401-3681

Re: Residency requirements for election to Del Mar College District Board of Regents (RQ-0562-GA)

S U M M A R Y

A candidate for election to the Del Mar College District Board of Regents must comply with the six-month residency requirement in Election Code section 141.001(a)(5)(B). Education Code section 130.082(g) does not exempt candidates from the Election Code requirement.

For further information, please access the website at www.oag.state.tx.us or call the Opinion Committee at (512) 463-2110.

TRD-200703218

Stacey Napier

Deputy Attorney General

Office of the Attorney General

Filed: July 25, 2007