ATTORNEY GENERAL
Under provisions set out in the Texas Constitution, the Texas Government Code, 
Title 4,  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.

Requests for Opinion

ID# 39546 Request from The Honorable Michael
 P. Fleming, County Attorney, Harris County, 1001 Preston, Suite 634 Houston,
 Texas 77002-1891, regarding whether a commissioners court may or must pay
 the fee of an attorney who defended a district judge in a mandamus action.

ID# 39565 Request from The Honorable Mark
 F. Pratt, County Attorney, Hill County, Courthouse Annex, P.O. Box 253, 
Hillsboro,
 Texas 76645, regarding Opinion request regarding whether a judge who has
 issued a warrant of arrest for a defendant pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal
 Procedure Article 42.12 (10) (c) has authority to set bail for said defendant.

ID# 39566 Request from The Honorable Bruce
 Isaacks, Criminal District Attorney, 5th Floor Carroll Courts Building, P.O.
 Box 2344, Denton, Texas 76202, regarding contract between Denton County and
 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding law enforcement on Lake Lewisville.

ID# 39579 Request from The Honorable David
 Counts, Texas House of Representatives, P.O. Box 2910, Austin, Texas 78768-
2910,
 regarding taxation of real property purchased from the Veterans Land Board
 under chapter 161, Natural Resources Code.


ID# 39580 Request from The Honorable Steven
 C. Hilbig, Criminal District Attorney, Bexar County, Justice Center, 300
 Dolorosa, Suite 5072, San Antonio, Texas 78205-3030, regarding fee for filing
 and indexing a restitution lien under art 42.21, Code of Criminal Procedure.

ID# 39583 Request from Mr. Mark Littleton,
 Executive Director, State Board of Educator Certification, 1001 Trinity,
 Austin, Texas 78701, regarding whether the State Board of Educator 
Certification
 is required to use the services of the State Office of Administrative Hearings
 to conduct hearings in contested cases before the Board.


ID# 39585 Request from Mr. Kenneth Ashworth,
 Commissioner, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, P.O. Box 12788 Austin,
 Texas 78711, regarding sale or lease of community college land to a private
 foundation.


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