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.

Request for Opinions
RQ-877-DM. Request from Bruce A. Levy, M.D., J.D., Executive Director, Texas 
State Board of Medical Examiners, P.O. Box 149134, Austin, Texas 78701-3942, 
concerning whether the Texas Optometry Board may authorize a licensed 
optometrist to administer cocaine for diagnostic purposes.
RQ-878-DM. Request from Honorable Clyde Alexander, Chair, House Committee on 
Transportation, Texas House of Representatives, P.O. Box 2910, Austin, Texas 
78768-2910, concerning constitutionality of Texas Civil Statutes, Article 9030, 
which limits the liability of excursion train operators.
RQ-879-DM. Request from Honorable Tim Curry, Tarrant County Criminal District 
Attorney, 401 Belknap, Justice Center, Fort Worth, Texas 76196-0210, concerning 
destruction of information about a juvenile who is detained or taken into 
custody by a law enforcement agency.
RQ-880-DM. Request from Honorable Tracey Bright, Ector County Attorney, Ector 
County Courthouse, Odessa, Texas 79761, concerning settlement of delinquent tax 
cases on environmentally troubled land.
RQ-881-DM. Request from Honorable David Counts, Chair, Committee on Natural 
Resources, Texas House of Representatives, P.O. Box 2910, Austin, Texas 78768-
2910, concerning whether a "resource conservation and development council" 
created under 16 United States Code, sec.sec.3451 et seq, is a "charitable 
organization" for purposes of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code, sec.84.003.
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