Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0116 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0116

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a county comm1ss10ners court has authority to expend county funds on holiday decorations and county literacy programs (RQ-0105-KP).
Date: October 10, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0114 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0114

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a member of a board of trustees of an independent school district may simultaneously serve as a member of a city planning and zoning commission (RQ-0104-KP).
Date: October 3, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0115 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0115

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Under what circumstances Texas courts afford deference to agency interpretations of statutes (RQ-0110-KP).
Date: October 3, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0113 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0113

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Procedures for requesting video surveillance of special education settings pursuant to Education Code section 29.022 (RQ-0103-KP).
Date: September 13, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0112 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0112

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the State is required to assume liability when a local retirement system created pursuant to title 109 ofthe Texas Civil Statutes is unable to meet its financial obligations (RQ-0101-KP).
Date: September 6, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0111 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0111

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a commissioners court may impose a vehicle policy that regulates the use, deployment, recording, and tracking of vehicles used by the sheriff (RQ-0100-KP).
Date: August 25, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0109 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0109

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: The constitutionality of a volunteer justice court chaplaincy program and opening daily judicial proceedings with prayer (RQ-0099-KP).
Date: August 15, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0110 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0110

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether section 49.052 of the Water Code disqualifies an employee of the county attorney's office from serving as a member of the board of a water control and improvement district in the same county, when the county attorney also provides professional legal services to the water district (RQ-0102-KP).
Date: August 15, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0107 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0107

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the Texas Lottery Commission to deny, suspend, or revoke a lottery ticket sales agent license in specific instances (RQ,.0096-KP).
Date: August 9, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0108 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0108

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a nonprofit entity that has offices on land owned by a municipality may restrict the licensed carrying of handguns on the property (RQ-0097-KP).
Date: August 9, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0105 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0105

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Application ofthe conflict of interest rules in chapter 171 of the Local Government Code to members of a planning and zoning commission or historic landmark commission who reside or own property within the historic district (RQ-0094-KP).
Date: August 8, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0106 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0106

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether and to what extent limitations exist on the Texas Facilities Commission's ability to renew leases for space under section 2167.055 of the Government Code (RQ-0095-KP).
Date: August 8, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0102 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0102

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a school district board of trustees may fill a vacancy through a special election on a uniform election date more than 180 days from the onset of the vacancy (RQ-0091-KP).
Date: July 13, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0103 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0103

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: The status of Insurance Code article 2 l .52B, the Any Willing Pharmacy statute, in light of federal court decisions (RQ-0092-KP).
Date: July 13, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0104 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0104

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a county may participate in a nonprofit organization's flag project (RQ-0093-KP).
Date: July 13, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0101 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0101

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Rusk County school district tax violates article VIII, section 1-e of the Texas Constitution (RQ-0090-KP).
Date: July 6, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0100 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0100

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Fort Worth Independent School District transgender guidelines violate chapter 26 of the Education Code and whether the superintendent had authority to adopt the guidelines without a vote by the school board or public comment (RQ-0107-KP).
Date: June 28, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0098 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0098

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Requirements for a municipality's posting of notice regarding the carrying of handguns (RQ-0087-KP).
Date: June 27, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0099 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0099

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a school district board of trustees may enter into a contract for legal services under a flat fee arrangement (RQ-0088-KP).
Date: June 27, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0096 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0096

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Application of section 39.112 of the Education Code to a board of managers m specific circumstances (RQ-0085-KP).
Date: June 20, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0097 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0097

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: The legal status of real property described by section 12.128 of the Education Code that is returned to the State from a charter school (RQ-0086-KP).
Date: June 20, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0095 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0095

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a rental property owner's use of an online payment option that is accompanied by a convenience fee involves the imposition of a credit-card surcharge in violation of state law (RQ-0084-KP).
Date: June 16, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0094 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0094

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: The extent to which a judge may refuse to apply the law of a jurisdiction outside ofthe United States in certain family law disputes (RQ-0083-KP).
Date: June 15, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0092 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0092

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Ownership of interest earned on county taxes held by the appraisal district (RQ-0080-KP).
Date: May 27, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History