ATTORNEY GENERAL
Under provisions set out in the Texas Constitution, the Texas Government Code, 
Title 4,  402.042 and numerous statutes, the attorney general is authorized to 
write advisory opinions for state and local officials. These advisory opinions 
are requested by agencies or officials when they are confronted with unique or 
unusually difficult legal questions. The attorney general also determines, under 
authority of the Texas Open Records Act, whether information requested for 
release from governmental agencies may be held from public disclosure. Requests 
for opinions, opinions, and open record decisions are summarized for publication 
in the Texas Register. The Attorney General responds to many requests for 
opinions and open records decisions with letter opinions. A letter opinion has 
the same force and effect as a formal Attorney General Opinion, and represents 
the opinion of the Attorney General unless and until it is modified or overruled 
by a subsequent letter opinion, a formal Attorney General Opinion, or a decision 
of a court of record. To request copies of opinions, phone (512) 462-0011. To 
inquire about pending requests for opinions, phone (512) 463-2110.

Open Records Request

Parties interested in submitting a brief to the Attorney General concerning
 an ORQ are asked to please submit the brief no later than the 14th day from
 the date of publication in the Texas Register.


ORQ-18. Requested from the Secretary of State
 Antonio O. Garza, Jr., Elections Division, P.O. Box 12060, Austin, Texas
 78711-2060, concerning whether the Government Code, sec.552.027 applies
 to a request for voter registration information pursuant to the Election
 Code , sec.18.008 requested by an individual who is confined to a correctional
 facility (ID# 100345-96).


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RQ-895. Requested from William G. Burnett,
 P.E. Chair, Texas Department of Transportation, 125 East 11th Street, Austin,
 Texas 78701-2483, whether the Texas Department of Transportation
 may lease the use of its right-of-way to a private entity

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RQ-896. Requested from The Honorable Gonzalo
 Barrientos, Texas State Senate, P.O. Box 12068, Austin, Texas 78711-2068,
 concerning authority of a municipality under the Tax Increment Financing
 Act, Chapter 311, Tax Code.


RQ-897. Requested from The Honorable Fred
 Hill, Chair, Committee on Urban Affairs, Texas House of Representatives,
 P.O. Box 2910, Austin, Texas 78768-2910, whether a housing authority is subject
 to the Open Meetings and Open Records Acts, of the Government Code, Chapters
 551, and 552.


RQ-898. Requested from The Honorable John
 T. Monford, Texas State Senate, P.O. Box 12068, Austin, Texas 78711-2068,
 concerning Reconsideration of Letter Opinion Nimber 95-088: Authority of
 the Lubbock County Hospital District to fund the expenses of the office of
 county medical examiner


RQ-899. Requested from The Honorable Ben
 Childers, County Attorney, Fort Bend County, 309 South 4th Street, Suite
621, Richmond, Texas 77469, concerning Authority of a city to rebate sales
 tax revenues for economic development purposes under particular circumstances
 and related questions

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