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.

Request for Opinions

RQ-917. Request from the Honorable Antonio
 Garza, Secretary of State, Office of the Secretary of State, P.O. Box 12697,
 Austin, Texas 78711, Mr. Elton Bomer, Commissioner, Texas Department of 
Insurance,
 P.O. Box 149104, Austin, Texas 78714, concerning scope of the Automobile
 Club Services Act, sec.722.01, et seq, Texas Transportation Code.


RQ-918. Request from the Honorable Hardy
 L. Wilkerson, Howard County Attorney, P.O. Box 2096, Big Spring, Texas 79721,
 concerning appraisal of mineral leasehold interests.


RQ-922. Request from the Honorable Bill Ratliff,
 Chair, Finance Committee, Texas State Senate, P.O. Box 12068, Austin, Texas
 78711, concerning authority of the City of Longview to transfer real property
 to the University of Texas System for the purpose of establishing a component
 institution.


RQ-923. Request from Request from Mr. Frank
 DiTucci, Executive Officer, Texas Polygraph Examiners Board, P.O. Box 4087,
 Austin, Texas 78773-0001, concerning duty of a polygraph examiner to report
 suspected cases of child abuse and neglect, and related questions.


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