Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1038 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1038

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 statutory records retention requirements apply to model lesson plans developed and maintained by the Texas Education Service Center Curriculum Collaborative (RQ-1140-GA).
Date: January 21, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1082 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1082

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 section 11.0641 of the Education Code requires school district trustees to file personal financial statements in specific circumstances (RQ-1194-GA).
Date: September 23, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1083 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1083

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 concurrent service as a juvenile probation officer and a trustee on an independent school district's board of trustees creates a conflict of interest (RQ-1195-GA).
Date: October 7, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1067 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1067

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: Use of the Common Core State Standards Initiative by Texas school districts to teach state standards (RQ-1175-GA).
Date: June 17, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1094 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1094

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: Disposition of surplus property purchased with proceeds of the sheriffs commissary account (RQ-1207-GA).
Date: December 15, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1035 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1035

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: Confidentiality of records in juvenile misdemeanor cases (RQ-1136-GA).
Date: January 2, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1062 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1062

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: Salary increases for assistant auditors and administrative assistants after passage of the county budget (RQ-1170-GA).
Date: May 27, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1049 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1049

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 the Red River Authority must obtain county approval for any purchase of groundwater in a county without a groundwater conservation district (RQ-1155-GA).
Date: April 7, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1056 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1056

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 section 720.002 of the Transportation Code prohibits a political subdivision or state agency from requiring peace officers to issue a certain number of warning citations (RQ-1164-GA).
Date: May 7, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1066 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1066

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 Type B economic development corporation may use sales tax funds to hire an independent contractor for the purpose of developing a comprehensive plan for future development of the city (RQ-1174-GA).
Date: June 16, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1040 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1040

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: The authority of a county appraisal district to place excess funds in a capital improvement fund or to spend excess funds on a one-time, lump-sum payment to its employees (RQ-1143-GA).
Date: January 31, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1059 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1059

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 Code of Criminal Procedure article 59.06 authorizes a district attorney to use asset forfeiture funds in specific circumstances (RQ-1166-GA).
Date: May 20, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1061 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1061

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 state agencies, including institutions of higher education, must obtain approval from the State Office of Risk Management prior to purchasing msurance coverage (RQ-1169-GA).
Date: May 21, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1057 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1057

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: Authority of a committee of the Legislature that is investigating a contemplated impeachment to punish for contempt (RQ-1163-GA).
Date: May 12, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1090 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1090

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: Authority of Dallas County, under Labor Code section 62.0515 and the County Purchasing Act, to require payment of a wage higher than the state-mandated minimum wage to employees of county contractors (RQ-1203-GA).
Date: December 1, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1096 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1096

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 municipalities must meet the population requirement in section 43.121 of the Local Government Code to annex property under section 43.129 (RQ-1210-GA).
Date: December 23, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1060 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1060

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: Authority of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs over implementation of the at-risk development setasides under the low income housing tax credit program in Government Code sections 2306.6702(a)(5) and 2306.6714 (RQ-1167-GA).
Date: May 20, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1078 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1078

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 section 361.0961 of the Texas Health and Safety Code prohibits municipalities from adopting ordinances that ban plastic bags (RQ-1189-GA).
Date: August 29, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1086 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1086

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: Authority of an entity to require and maintain a photocopy of the credentials of a person covered by section 552.1175 of the Government Code (RQ-1199-GA).
Date: November 10, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1085 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1085

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: Authority of the Dallas County Juvenile Board to hire an attorney as in-house counsel (RQ-1198-GA).
Date: November 10, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1046 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1046

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: When district courts should begin collecting the new fees for electronic filing under House Bill 2302 and Senate Bill390 (RQ-1151-GA).
Date: March 4, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1080 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1080

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 school districts are exempt from the municipal drainage charge under the Municipal Drainage Utility Systems Act (RQ-1192-GA).
Date: September 22, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1081 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1081

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: Authority of a local behavioral health authority designated under section 533.0356 of the Health and Safety Code to participate in the Department of State Health Service's vendor selection process to provide services within the authority's local service area (RQ-1193-GA).
Date: September 23, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1079 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1079

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: The authority of members of a governmental body to participate in a meeting by videoconference call under section 551.127 ofthe Government Code (RQ-1191-GA).
Date: September 12, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History