RQ-0703-GA
Requestor:
The Honorable Jerry Madden
Chair, Committee on Corrections
Texas House of Representatives
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, Texas 78768-2910
Re: Whether an out-of-state company may be considered a "resident bidder" under particular circumstances (RQ-0703-GA)
Briefs requested by June 2, 2008
RQ-0704-GA
Requestor:
The Honorable Joe Driver
Chair, Committee on Law Enforcement
Texas House of Representatives
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, Texas 78768-2910
Re: Whether the Public Information Act, chapter 552, Government Code, prohibits the disclosure of a vehicle identification number if that number is not accompanied by or identified with any personal information about the owner of the vehicle (RQ-0704-GA)
Briefs requested by June 5, 2008
RQ-0705-GA
Requestor:
Mr. James A. Cox, Jr., Chair
Texas Lottery Commission
Post Office Box 16630
Austin, Texas 78761-6630
Re: Whether electronically-readable information from a driver's license may be used to verify the age of persons using self-service terminals and vending machines to purchase lottery tickets (Request No. 0705-GA)
Briefs requested by June 6, 2008
RQ-0706-GA
Requestor:
Mr. Brian S. Rawson, Executive Director
Texas Department of Information Resources
Post Office Box 13564
Austin, Texas 78711-3564
Re: Conflict of interest provisions applicable to members of the board of the Texas Department of Information Resources (Request No. 0706-GA)
Briefs requested by June 6, 2008
For further information, please access the website at www.oag.state.tx.us or call the Opinion Committee at (512) 463-2110.
TRD-200802391
Stacey Napier
Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: May 7, 2008
Opinion No. GA-0620
Mr. Sidney "Buck" LaQuey
Grimes County Auditor
Post Office Box 510
Anderson, Texas 77830
Re: Procedures that a commissioners court must follow in the annual budget process in regard to salaries and personal expenses for each elected county and precinct officer (RQ-0642-GA)
S U M M A R Y
"Before filing the annual budget with the county clerk," the commissioners court of a county is required to provide "written notice to each elected county and precinct officer," including members of the court itself, "of the officer's salary and personal expenses to be included in the budget." TEX. LOC. GOV'T Code ANN. §152.013(c) (Vernon 2008). Recommendations of a salary grievance committee should be considered before a commissioners court adopts a final budget. If a commissioners court fails to give written notice of a commissioner's salary and expenses included in the budget, the commissioners court may not adopt a proposed salary reduction, and the salaries of the commissioners must remain fixed at the prior year's amount.
Opinion No. GA-0621
The Honorable Rex Emerson
Kerr County Attorney
County Courthouse, Suite BA-103
700 Main Street
Kerrville, Texas 78028
Re: Status of the Kerr County Airport Authority (RQ-0643-GA)
S U M M A R Y
The Kerr County Airport Authority ("Authority"), established in 1970, is still in legal existence, and the board of directors may be appointed. Because the City of Kerrville and County of Kerr have not sold, given, or leased their interests in the airport to the Authority, they may govern the airport via a joint board under chapter 22, Transportation Code.
For further information, please access the website at www.oag.state.tx.us or call the Opinion Committee at (512) 463-2110.
TRD-200802404
Stacey Napier
Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: May 7, 2008