Attorney General

Request for Opinions

RQ-0800-GA

Requestor:

The Honorable Scott Brumley

Potter County Attorney

500 South Fillmore Street, Room 303

Amarillo, Texas 79101

Re: Whether a county auditor may require the county treasurer to obtain prior approval of a transfer of county funds from one account in the county depository to another, or from one investment to another (RQ-0800-GA)

Briefs requested by July 3, 2009

RQ-0801-GA

Requestor:

The Honorable Steve Ogden

Chair, Committee on Finance

Texas State Senate

Post Office Box 12068

Austin, Texas 78711

The Honorable Jim Pitts

Chair, Committee on Appropriations

Texas House of Representatives

Post Office Box 2910

Austin, Texas 78768-2910

Re: Constitutionality of appropriation rider concerning one-time payment to eligible members of the Employees Retirement System and the Teacher Retirement System (RQ-0801-GA)

Briefs requested by July 6, 2009

RQ-0802-GA

Requestor:

Mr. Sidney "Buck" LaQuey

Grimes County Auditor

Post Office Box 510

Anderson, Texas 77830

Re: Whether a justice of the peace deferring the adjudication of a charge of violating the Parks and Wildlife Code may impose a special expense without assessing a fine and, if so, whether any portion of the special expense must be remitted to the Parks and Wildlife Department (RQ-0802-GA)

Briefs requested by July 9, 2009

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

TRD-200902319

Stacey Napier

Deputy Attorney General

Office of the Attorney General

Filed: June 10, 2009