Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: The effect of Section 17, Article I and Section 7a, Article VIII of the Constitution of Texas and your recent opinions numbered WW-45; WW-78; WW-125 and WW-236 on whether or not State and Federal Highway Funds can be legally used by the State Highway Department for the payment of the cost of removal, relocation or adjustment of the telephone facilities belonging to Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, the gas lines belong to South Union Gas Company and the water, electrical and sanitary sewer facilities belonging to the City of Austin which are located within the public right of way along East Avenue and the streets which intersect East Avenue in Austin, Texas.