Letter opinion 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, John L. Hill, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether Section 3 of Senate Bill 521, relating to the liability of school districts for catastrophic injuries to pupils, violates the ex post facto provisions of Article 1, Section 16 of the Texas Constitution.

Letter opinion 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, John L. Hill, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: May an appropriation be made by providing that appropriation for one biennium shall be renewed automatically unless the subsequent Legislature directs otherwise?