RQ-0686-GA
Requestor:
The Honorable Russell W. Malm
Midland County Attorney
200 West Wall Street, Suite 104
Midland, Texas 79701
Re: Whether a county is authorized to pay a performance bonus to elected officials (RQ-0686-GA)
Briefs requested by April 21, 2008
RQ-0687-GA
Requestor:
The Honorable Jana A. Jones
Jack and Wise Counties District Attorney
101 North Trinity, Suite 200
Decatur, Texas 76234
Re: Whether the members of a discretionary bail bond board may dissolve the board (RQ-0687-GA)
Briefs requested by April 21, 2008
RQ-0688-GA
Requestor:
The Honorable Leo Berman
Chair, Committee on Elections
Texas House of Representatives
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, Texas 78768-2910
Re: Whether state resources may be used to process state payroll deductions for the purpose of political campaign donations (RQ-0688-GA)
Briefs requested by April 21, 2008
RQ-0689-GA
Requestor:
The Honorable James L. Keffer
Chair, Committee on Ways and Means
Texas House of Representatives
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, Texas 78768-2910
Re: Whether a county may grant funds to a school district or charter school (RQ-0689-GA)
Briefs requested by April 25, 2008
For further information, please access the website at www.oag.state.tx.us or call the Opinion Committee at (512) 463-2110.
TRD-200801579
Stacey Napier
Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: March 25, 2008
Opinion No. GA-0609
Mr. Robert Scott
Commissioner of Education
Texas Education Agency
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78701-1494
Whether the Schoolchildren's Religious Liberties Act, subchapter E, chapter 25 of the Education Code, is circumscribed in the Houston Independent School District by a 1970 permanent injunction issued by a federal district court (RQ-0622-GA)
S U M M A R Y
The Houston Independent School District is under a permanent injunction issued by a federal district court in December, 1970. Because the matter is thus subject to the continuing jurisdiction of the federal court, this office will not determine whether certain terms of the injunction conflict with or prevail over certain provisions of the Schoolchildren's Religious Liberties Act, subchapter E, chapter 25 of the Texas Education Code.
Opinion No. GA-0610
The Honorable Richard L. "Rick" Hardcastle
Chair, Committee on Energy Resources
Texas House of Representatives
Post Office Box 2910
Austin, Texas 78768-2910
Re: Whether a state agency must use an average of 100 Mcf per day of natural gas in order to qualify for the exemption provided by §104.202 of the Utilities Code (RQ-0617-GA)
S U M M A R Y
In order to qualify for the exemption in §104.202 of the Utilities Code, a state agency, as statutorily defined, must contract to acquire an annual average of 100 Mcf per day or more of natural gas to meet its energy requirements.
For further information, please access the website at www.oag.state.tx.us or call the Opinion Committee at (512) 463-2110.
TRD-200801582
Stacey Napier
Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: March 26, 2008