ATTORNEY GENERAL
Under provisions set out in the Texas Constitution, the Texas Government Code, 
Title 4, sec.402.042 and numerous statutes, the attorney general is authorized 
to write advisory opinions for state and local officials. These advisory 
opinions are requested by agencies or officials when they are confronted with 
unique or unusually difficult legal questions. The attorney general also 
determines, under authority of the Texas Open Records Act, whether information 
requested for release from governmental agencies may be held from public 
disclosure. Requests for opinions, opinions, and open record decisions are 
summarized for publication in the Texas Register. The Attorney General responds 
to many requests for opinions and open records decisions with letter opinions. A 
letter opinion has the same force and effect as a formal Attorney General 
Opinion, and represents the opinion of the Attorney General unless and until it 
is modified or overruled by a subsequent letter opinion, a formal Attorney 
General Opinion, or a decision of a court of record. To request copies of 
opinions, phone (512) 462-0011. To inquire about pending requests for opinions, 
phone (512) 463-2110.

Open Records Request
ORQ-9 (ID #38989 and
#39556). Request from the Honorable Judith Zaffirini, State Senator, District 
21, P.O. Box 627, Laredo, Texas 78042-0627 and Delma Rios, Kleberg County 
Attorney, P.O. Box 1411, Kingsville, Texas 78363, concerning whether records 
maintained by a community Supervision and Corrections Department are subject to 
the provisions of Chapter 552 of the Government Code and related questions.
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