John
Cornyn
January 01, 2002
Water district board member subject to section 49.058 of the Water Code must comply with statutory conflict-of-interest provisions if her son is employed by company that operates district's water and wastewater system|Disqualified, member of water district board is not disqualified if member's son is employed by corporate entity that contracts with district|Water district board member subject to section 49.052 of the Water Code is not disqualified if member's son is employed by corporate entity that contracts with district|Person
Opinion PDF
January 01, 2002
Interpreters, a court clerk who merely converses with a defendant in a language other than English does not act as a court interpreter and does not commit an offense under chapter 57 of the Government Code|Interpreters, if there is no interpreter licensed to interpret in a particular language under chapter 57 of the Government Code, the appointment of an unlicensed person may be within a court's inherent power|Interpreters for defendants who do not speak English, chapter 57 of the Government Code establishes qualifications for spoken-language interpreters appointed in criminal cases under the
Opinion PDF
January 01, 2002
Cadavers may not be transferred to other states for use in medical education and research unless other state has promised Anatomical Board to reciprocate|Cadavers willed or otherwise donated to named institutions under chapter 691 of the Health and Safety Code are subject to distribution by Anatomical Board, while those donated under Anatomical Gift Act are not|Fees charged by institutions transferring cadavers to third parties, Anatomical Board is not authorized to regulate|Cadavers, Anatomical Board may not regulate fees charged by institutions transferring cadavers to third parties|Cadavers
Opinion PDF
January 01, 2002
Lease of county property to museum, whether county's agreement to pay certain museum expenses and to lease property for $1 comports with article III, section 52|Debt, whether county agreement to pay certain museum expenses over a fifty-year lease term violates article XI, section 7|Museum, authority of county to acquire property by deed for purpose of operating as a museum, to lease property as a museum, and to agree to pay certain museum expenses for a fifty-year term|Lease of county property to a museum, whether county must lease pursuant to competitive procedures|County debt, whether county
Opinion PDF
January 01, 2002
Breeders' Cup races for which race track may obtain reimbursement for capital costs and improvements under section 6.094 of the Texas Racing Act, "The Great State Challenge" does not qualify as one
Opinion PDF
January 01, 2002
Assessor-collector who serves as nonvoting member of appraisal district board is counted in determining presence of quorum, and may also serve as board officer, and may make and second motions if the board gives him that authority|Assessor-collector who serves as nonvoting member of appraisal district board is counted in determining presence of quorum
Opinion PDF
January 01, 2002
Grand jury hearing is "criminal proceeding" for purposes of statute requiring properly trained interpreters for non-English speaking or deaf or hearing-impaired witnesses|Criminal proceeding