Attorney General

Request for Opinions

RQ-0803-GA

Requestor:

Mr. Bill Segura, Chancellor

Texas State Technical College System

3801 Campus Drive

Waco, Texas 76705

Re: Whether Texas State Technical College (TSTC) can legally enter into a student loan program with a private lender, whereby TSTC and the private lender share the risk of students defaulting on the loans (RQ-0803-GA)

Briefs requested by July 10, 2009

RQ-0804-GA

Requestor:

Ms. Loretta R. DeHay

Interim Administrator

Texas Real Estate Commission

Post Office Box 12188

Austin, Texas 78711-2188

Re: Whether under chapter 1102 of the Occupations Code, the Texas Real Estate Commission has jurisdiction to take disciplinary action against a licensed inspector who performs a real estate inspection for a person who is not a buyer or seller or potential buyer or seller of real property (RQ-0804-GA)

Briefs requested by July 15, 2009

RQ-0805-GA

Requestor:

The Honorable Rodney Ellis

Chair, Committee on Government

Organization

Texas State Senate

Post Office Box 12068

Austin, Texas 78711

The Honorable Senfronia Thompson

Chair, Committee on Local & Consent Calendars

Texas House of Representatives

P.O. Box 2910

Austin, Texas 78768-2910

Re: Whether the prohibition against owning or holding an interest in more than five package stores or their permit and the exceptions to such prohibition in chapter 22 of the Alcoholic Beverage Code violate federal or state law (RQ-0805-GA)

Briefs requested by July 16, 2009

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

TRD-200902457

Stacey Napier

Deputy Attorney General

Office of the Attorney General

Filed: June 17, 2009