RQ-0793-GA
Requestor:
The Honorable Rene Guerra
Hidalgo County Criminal District Attorney
100 North Closner, Room 303
Edinburg, Texas 78539
Whether the jurisdiction of a justice court in truancy matters is limited to the particular precinct in which a justice presides: Reconsideration of Attorney General Opinion No. GA-0701 (2009) (RQ-0793-GA)
Briefs requested by May 18, 2009
For further information, please access the website at www.oag.state.tx.us or call the Opinion Committee at (512) 463-2110.
TRD-200901489
Stacey Napier
Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: April 21, 2009
Opinion No. GA-0708
The Honorable Jim Pitts
Chair, Committee on Appropriations
Texas House of Representatives
Post Office Box 2910
Austin, Texas 78768-2910
Re: Whether the Edwards Aquifer Authority may promulgate rules prohibiting certain permits or contracts with recharge facilities constructed prior to September 1, 1993 (RQ-0737-GA)
S U M M A R Y
A court would likely conclude that the Edwards Aquifer Authority may promulgate rules prohibiting recharge and withdrawal permits for or contracts with recharge facilities that were constructed prior to September 1, 1993, that will not increase the amount of the facility's recharge. A court would also likely conclude that the Edwards Aquifer Authority has authority to promulgate a rule providing that the denial of an interlocal contract under certain circumstances is unreasonable.
Opinion No. GA-0709
The Honorable Pete Gallego
Chair, Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
Texas House of Representatives
Post Office Box 2910
Austin, Texas 78768-2910
Re: Authority of a county attorney to issue commissions for reserve or nonpaid peace officers (RQ-0730-GA)
S U M M A R Y
A county attorney is not authorized to appoint reserve peace officers.
Opinion No. GA-0710
The Honorable Patrick M. Rose
Chair, Committee on Human Services
Texas House of Representatives
Post Office Box 2910
Austin, Texas 78768-2910
Re: Authority of a water company to paint fire hydrants black under certain circumstances (RQ-0750-GA)
S U M M A R Y
Under Health & Safety Code section 341.0357, an owner is not required to first determine that the flow of a device having the appearance of a fire hydrant is less than 250 gallons per minute in order to paint the device black, if the owner determines that the device is otherwise unavailable for use by an entity providing fire suppression services in a fire emergency. Additionally, if the owner determines that all devices within a system are otherwise unavailable for use for fire suppression services other than on a temporary basis, an owner is required to paint all the devices black under section 341.0357 even when the flow from certain of those devices exceeds 250 gallons per minute.
For further information, please access the website at www.oag.state.tx.us or call the Opinion Committee at (512) 463-2110.
TRD-200901524
Stacey Napier
Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: April 22, 2009