TITLE attorney-general

Requests for Opinions

RQ-0010. Requested by: The Honorable Jack Herrington, Red River County Attorney, P.O. Box 364, Clarksville, Texas 75426, concerning whether a county judge is authorized to conduct an inquest.

RQ-0011. Requested by: The Honorable Irma Rangel, Texas House of Representatives, P.O. Box 2910, Austin, Texas 78768-2910, concerning whether a county commissioner may be employed as a public school administrator.

RQ-0012. Requested by: The Honorable James M. Kuboviak, Brazos County Attorney, 300 East 26th, Suite 325, Bryan, Texas 77803, concerning the authority of a county to withhold the salary of a justice of the peace for a debt owed to the county.

RQ-0013. Requested by: The Honorable Carole Keeton Rylander, Comptroller of Public Accounts, P.O. Box 219, Austin, Texas 78767-0219, concerning the authority of a charitable organization to conduct a raffle that offers a prize in excess of $50,000, and related questions.

TRD-9900720

Elizabeth Robinson

Assistant Attorney General

Office of the Attorney General

Filed: February 3, 1999


RQ-1205. Requested by: The Honorable Jeff Wentworth Chair, Nominations Committee Texas State Senate, P.O. Box 12068 Austin, Texas 78711, concerning whether §49.072 of the Water Code applies to and disqualifies the Director of the Edwards Aquifer Authority who becomes a candidate for another office.

TRD-9900717

Elizabeth Robinson

Assistant Attorney General

Office of the Attorney General

Filed: February 3, 1999