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 Opinion

RQ-953. Request by The Honorable Bobby Lockhart,
 Bowie County Criminal District Attorney, P.O. Box 3030, Bi-State Justice
 Center, Texarkana, Texas, 75504; The Honorable Dan C. Clower, Walker County
 Auditor, 1100 University Avenue, Huntsville, Texas, 77340; The Honorable
 Jeffery Herrington, Anderson County Criminal District Attorney, 500 North
 Church Street, Palestine, Texas, 75801; regarding expenditures from the records
 management and preservation funds.


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