John Cornyn

Declaration of domestic partnership|Declaration of domestic partnership, clerk is not required to file|Same-sex couples may not marry in Texas; declaration of domestic partnership does not have effect of creating quasi-marital relation

Tax Abatement Act does not make the owner of tax-abated property ineligible for election to city council; rather, it removes property owned by city council member from eligibility for new tax abatement agreement (Clarified by Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. No. JC-02|Tax abatement, property not eligible for if owned or leased by member of the governing body of the municipality that grants abatements (Clarified by Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. No. JC-0236 (2000))|Abatement, property not eligible for if owned or leased by a member of the governing body of the municipality that grants abatements (Clarified by Tex.

Contract, whether mayor or city manager may bind city where city council has exclusive authority to enter into contracts on behalf of city|Estoppel against city in exercise of governmental function by unauthorized acts of city officers or employees|Governmental function|International bridge, construction by City of Eagle Pass

Words "forced to sign under threat, duress, and coercion" or "non assumpsit to the contents of this document" written under person's signature on state document may indicate that the person signing has not agreed to terms of document, and consequently tha

Tax increment financing reinvestment zones, authority of municipality to designate a zone that is not unproductive, underdeveloped, or blighted within meaning of Texas Constitution|School finance system, effect of exclusion of value of property in reinvestment zone from funding equalization formulas on constitutionality of

Quo warranto not proper vehicle to effect removal of ineligible individual to be veterans county service officer, but other remedies may be available|Veterans county service officer, non-veteran of the armed forces not eligible to be appointed as

Travel trailers, taxation as personal property does not violate "equal and uniform" taxation provision of Texas Constitution|Improvements to real property by lessee which may be removed by lessee at end of lease term classified as personal property

Interest earned on motor vehicle inventory tax escrow accounts, purchases from fund not subject to County Purchasing Act|Interest earned on motor vehicle inventory tax escrow accounts may not be used for expenses not related to the administration of the prepayment procedure, but whether and to what extent a particular purchase is a legitimate cost related to administration |Interest earned on motor vehicle inventory tax escrow accounts, county auditor may audit and review expenditures from

Deputy constable not required to reside in precinct for which he was appointed|Residence, deputy constable not required to maintain in precinct for which he was appointed

Salary increases for officers and employees do not become effective until new budget is adopted by commissioners court, even if budget is not adopted until after start of new fiscal year