John
Cornyn
Undocumented aliens, pursuant to federal law undocumented aliens are ineligible for state or local public benefits, including non-emergency health care provided by Harris County Hospital District|Welfare Reform Act provides that undocumented aliens are ineligible for state or local public benefits|Aliens, federal laws on admission, naturalization, and residence of aliens preempt inconsistent state law
General election, there is no provision in Texas Constitution or Texas statutes for election of district or county clerk other than at|Term of office to which elected, regardless of recognition of United States Census of Population a "joint clerk" who performs duties of both district clerk and county clerk is entitled to complete|Office of "joint clerk" who performs duties of both district clerk and county clerk, such office is to be separated, should census figures require it, at expiration of term of office to which incumbent was elected rather than on date United States Census |Joint clerk
Terms of confinement, misdemeanant convicted of multiple class C misdemeanors who has defaulted on fines or costs and ordered to be confined to enforce payment serves terms concurrently if confined when order is issued|Pre-sentence confinement, defendant convicted of multiple offenses must be credited with time on each sentence as though sentences ran concurrently|Cumulation orders, requirements for|Default on payment of fines or costs for multiple class C misdemeanors, misdemeanant who is ordered to be confined to enforce payment serves terms of confinement concurrently if confined when order
Homestead protected from forced sale for payment of delinquent special assessment|Special assessments are not "taxes" within constitutional provisions|Special assessment, homestead protected from forced sale for payment of delinquent|Special assessment on real property is imposed under taxing power but is not an ad valorem tax|Assessment lien on real property, not enforceable against homestead
Volunteer fire fighter, county commissioner may serve as|County commissioner may serve as volunteer fire fighter
Retired county employee, county may invite to participate in county's group health insurance program if retiree pay premiums under chapter 175 of Local Government Code|Retired county employee's health insurance premiums, county may not pay if, at time person retired, the county did not provide for payment of such premiums; county may not seek reimbursement of unconstitutionally paid premiums|Retroactive compensation, county may not pay group health insurance premiums for retired employee absent additional consideration from employee if county did not provide for such coverage nor possibility o
Licensed plumbing inspector for political subdivisions must be employee of political subdivision, not independent contractor|Licensed plumbing inspector for political subdivision must be employee of political subdivision, not independent contractor|Licensed plumbing inspector must be city employee, not independent contractor