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, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether or not House Bill No. 717, 48th Legislature, Regular Session, authorizes the Comptroller of Public Accounts to issue warrant in payment of monthly expense account to a Special District Judge, where such expenses accrued prior to the effective date of the Act.