Open Records
Open Records Decision No. 666.
Re: Whether a municipality's disclosure to a municipally-appointed citizen
advisory board of information pertaining to a municipally-owned power utility
that is reasonably related to a competitive matter waives the municipality's
claim to withhold such information under §552.131 of the Government Code.
SUMMARY.
A municipality's disclosure to a municipally appointed citizen advisory
board of information pertaining to a municipally-owned power utility does
not constitute a release to the public as contemplated under §552.007
of the Government Code, and therefore does not prevent the governmental body
from thereafter asserting an exception under the Public Information Act to
the public release of the information.
TRD-200005757
Susan Gusky
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: August 15, 2000
Opinion No. JC-0267
The Honorable Susan Combs Commissioner Texas Department of Agriculture
1700 North Congress Avenue Room 933 Austin, Texas 78701
Re: Construction of section 58.014(b), Agriculture Code, which relates
to the voting procedures of the board of the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority
(RQ 0188-JC)
S U M M A R Y
Given the unamended language of section 58.014(b) of the Agriculture Code,
it is possible for an affirmative vote of three members of the Texas Agricultural
Finance Authority to pass a resolution when those three members constitute
a majority of a quorum of the board. While the statutory language at issue
may have been a matter of legislative oversight, the correction of such oversight,
if any, is a matter for the legislature.
For further information, please call (512) 463-2110
TRD-200005780
Susan D. Gusky
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: August 16, 2000
RQ-0261-JC
Mr. Wayne Thorburn Administrator Texas Real Estate Commission P.O. Box
12188 Austin, Texas 78711-2188
Re: Whether article 6573b, Texas Civil Statutes, is applicable to service
contract providers required to register with the Texas Department of Licensing
and Regulation under Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1559, § 1 (Request No.
0261-JC)
Briefs requested by September 8, 2000
RQ-0262-JC
The Honorable Jeff Wentworth Chair, Nominations Committee Texas State Senate
P.O. Box 12068 Austin, Texas 78711
Re: Whether the Edwards Aquifer Authority is subject to the Open Meetings
Act when a majority of board members attend a meeting of one of its component
subcommittees (Request No. 0262-JC)
Briefs requested by September 11, 2000
RQ-0263-JC
The Honorable Tom O'Connell Criminal District Attorney Collin County Courthouse
210 South McDonald, Suite 324 McKinney, Texas 75069
Re: Responsibility of a sheriff for taking custody of a person hospitalized
for injuries sustained while being arrested by law enforcement officers of
a different jurisdiction (Request No. 0263-JC)
Briefs requested by September 14, 2000
RQ-0264-JC
The Honorable Susan D. Reed Bexar County Criminal District Attorney Bexar
County Justice Center 300 Dolorosa, Fifth Floor San Antonio, Texas 78205
Re: File stamping duties of a county clerk (Request No. 0264-JC)
Briefs requested by September 14, 2000
TRD-200005779
Susan D. Gusky
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: August 16, 2000
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