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, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether a sheriff has a conflict of interest under Local Government Code chapter 171 concerning certain bail-bond duties of the sheriff , when the sheriff's stepson and his stepson's wife are employed as agents of a bail bond surety(RQ-0849-GA).