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The following requests (RQs) have been received by the Opinion Committee, and are currently pending. If you wish to view the request letter, go here, and select the desired request letter from the index, or click on the RQ number below.
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Pending Requests
Title: RQ-0501-KP
Re: Questions relating to the respective responsibilities of a county sheriff’s office and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice regarding the detention and transportation of offenders to state jail facilities
Request Date: Friday, March 10, 2023
Requestor: Kerr County Attorney
Kerrville, Texas
Title: RQ-0503-KP
Re: Questions related to county’s responsibility to provide a legal defense and to reimburse defense costs under Local Government Code section 157.901 or the common law to a district attorney subject to a removal proceeding brought under Local Government Code chapter 87
Request Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023
Requestor: Nueces County Auditor
Corpus Christi, Texas
Title: RQ-0500-KP
Re: Authority of a county commissioners court to adopt and enforce a moratorium regarding commercial solar projects
Request Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Requestor: Franklin County Attorney
Mt. Vernon, Texas
Title: RQ-0498-KP
Re: Whether, under Texas Constitution article XVI, section 40, a state employee receiving all or part of their compensation from state funds may also receive compensation as an elected member of the Hutto City Council
Request Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Requestor: Williamson County Attorney
Georgetown, Texas
Title: RQ-0496-KP
Re: Whether city council places are separate offices subject to a city charter’s term-limit provisions, and whether the mayor pro-tem position is a separate office from a council position
Request Date: Monday, January 9, 2023
Requestor: 293rd Judicial District Attorney
Eagle Pass, Texas
Title: RQ-0495-KP
Re: Whether a member of the Board of Trustees of the La Joya Independent School District may simultaneously serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Hidalgo County Irrigation District No. 6
Request Date: Monday, January 9, 2023
Requestor: House Committee on Transportation
Texas House of Representatives
Title: RQ-0497-KP
Re: Whether a volunteer fire department is a political subdivision for purposes of a land exchange with a county under Local Government Code subsection 263.006(e)
Request Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Requestor: Kerr County Attorney
Kerrville, Texas
Title: RQ-0494-KP
Re: Questions related to the use of a sheriff’s commissary funds for a vehicle to transport inmates to medical appointments
Request Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Requestor: Archer County Attorney
Archer City, Texas
Title: RQ-0493-KP
Re: Whether the “safe haven” law in Family Code section 262.301 authorizes installation of newborn safety devices in municipally owned safe haven facilities within the City of San Antonio
Request Date: Thursday, December 22, 2022
Requestor: Bexar County Criminal District Court
Title: RQ-0492-KP
Re: Renewal of RQ-0435-KP relating to the authority of school districts or educators to choose what disciplinary action to impose on a student because of race, ethnicity, sex, gender, or disability status of the student
Request Date: Monday, December 19, 2022
Requestor: House Committee on Public Health
Texas House of Representatives
