TITLE attorney-general

Request for Opinions

RQ-0423-GA

Requestor:

The Honorable Robert R. Puente

Chair, Committee on Natural Resources

Texas House of Representatives

Post Office Box 2910

Austin, Texas 78768-2910

Re: Whether certain provisions of a 1959 agreement between Collin County, the Collin County Soil Conservation District, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture comport with article XI, section 7 of the Texas Constitution (RQ-0423-GA)

Briefs requested by January 19, 2006

RQ-0424-GA

Requestor:

The Honorable David Swinford

Chair, Committee on State Affairs

Texas House of Representatives

Post Office Box 2910

Austin, Texas 78768-2910

Re: Authority of the Comptroller, at a Legislator's request, to "research, analyze and report on the Texas Residential Construction Commission Act and its impact on Texas homeowners and the Texas economy" (RQ-0424-GA)

Briefs requested by January 28, 2006

RQ-0425-GA

Requestor:

The Honorable Bruce Isaacks

Denton County Criminal District Attorney

1450 East McKinney, Suite 3100

Post Office Box 2850

Denton, Texas 76202

Re: Whether a county or district clerk may charge an administrative fee for funds deposited as cash bail bonds: Reconsideration of Attorney General Opinion No. JC-0163 (1999) (RQ-0425-GA)

Briefs requested by January 28, 2006

RQ-0426-GA

Requestor:

The Honorable Jeff Wentworth

Chair, Committee on Jurisprudence

Texas State Senate

Post Office Box 12068

Austin, Texas 78711

Re: Whether a city building official may rely on a professional engineer's seal and certification that a plat or plan complies with the city's building codes (RQ-0426-GA)

Briefs requested by January 28, 2006

For further information, please access the website at www.oag.state.tx.us or call the Opinion Committee at (512) 463-2110.

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Stacey Schiff

Deputy Attorney General

Office of the Attorney General

Filed: January 4, 2006