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 Requests
ORQ-10 (ID #39512).
Requested by the Honorable Kenny Marchant State Representative, District 99, 
1452 Halsey Way, Suite 102, Carrollton, Texas 75007, whether Chapter 552 of the 
Government Code applies to requests for public information that are made through 
a computerized bulletin board system established by a governmental body and 
related a questions.
ORQ-11 (ID# 36056, ID# 36216).
Requested by Ms. M. Kaye Dewalt, School Attorney, Houston Independent School
District, Hattie Mae White Administration Building, 3830 Richmond Avenue, 
Houston, Texas 77027-5838. Mr. Carl Mullen, Acting Executive Director, General 
Services Commission, P.O. Box 13047, Austin, Texas 78711-3047, regarding the 
construction of sec.552.024 and sec.552.117 of the Government Code, as amended 
by House Bill 1718, Act of May 29, 1995, 74th Legislature, Regular Session, 
Chapter 1035, sec.5, sec.9, 1995 Texas Session Law Service 5127, 5130, 5132, 
which govern the availability of a public officer, public employee's or peace 
officer's home address, home telephone number, and social security number, and 
the availability of information that reveals that public officer, public 
employee, or peace officer has family members. Parties interested in submitting 
a brief to the Attorney General concerning an ORQ are asked to please submit the 
brief no later than the 14th day from the date of publication in the Texas 
Register.
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