John Cornyn

Confidential identifying information about patients, hospitals may disclose to Texas Health Care Information Council without patient's written authorization|Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information, Standards for under Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996|Confidential identifying information about patients; hospitals may disclose to Texas Health Care Information Council without patient's written authorization|Hospitals may disclose confidential identifying information about patients to council without patient's written authorization

Judicial decision, an attorney general opinion may not overrule|Depository for receipts of institution of higher education, governing board's selection of is subject to common-law conflict of interest rule and is not modified by provision applicable to state agency depository|Institution of higher education, selection of depository by governing board is subject to common-law conflict of interest rule and is not modified by provision applicable to state agency depository|Institution of higher education, governing board's selection of depository is subject to common-law conflict of interest rule

Commissioners court's closed meeting, auditor's presence does not violate Open Meetings Act if commissioners court has determined that auditor's interests are not adverse to county's and if commissioners court determines that auditor's presence is necessa|Closed meeting, under Open Meetings Act a commissioners court may allow county auditor to attend if auditor's interests are not adverse to county's and if commissioners court determines that auditor's presence is necessary to anticipated discussion, but c|Attorney-client privilege, court may find that privilege does not apply to communication

Casket|Funeral directing|Funeral merchandise|Casket constitutes funeral merchandise|Casket, sale of for imminent burial does not of itself constitute funeral directing

Intent, section 37.123 of the Education Code requires proof of intent to actually engage in one of the activities prohibited thereby

Status of "public road" entitled to county maintenance, whether a road has acquired that status through public use or implied dedication is a determination for the commissioners court in the first instance

Physician and health provider claims for payment, Department of Insurance may construe prompt payment provisions requiring preferred provider organizations and health maintenance organizations to disclose to physicians and other health care providers. Physician and health providers claims for payment, Department may construe prompt payment provisions requiring preferred provider organizations and health maintenance organizations to disclose to physicians and other health care providers utilization revi

Authority to enact laws, impose taxes, raise revenue, and appropriate state funds is vested in legislature rather than the governor; governor may not increase or appropriate motor vehicle registration fees, but, in case of emergency, may act with legislat|State motor vehicle registration fees, Governor may not increase or appropriate but, in case of emergency, may redirect funds already appropriated by the legislature for purposes consistent with article VIII, section 7-a of the Texas Constitution|Motor vehicle registration fees, Governor may not increase or appropriate but, in case of emergen

Insufficient title, no law may be held void on basis of|Racial profiling, statute prohibiting peace officers from engaging in is not unconstitutional for insufficient title|Title of bill, Texas Constitution makes legislature solely responsible for determining sufficiency of

Driver's Privacy Protection Act applies to personal information collected by the Texas Department of Safety in connection with driver's licenses|Federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act applies to personal information collected by the Texas Department of Safety in connection with driver's licenses|Electronically coded information on driver's license, private club licensed to serve alcoholic beverages may not use the magnetic strip on members' driver's licenses to obtain members' driver's license numbers in order to create or maintain club membershi|Driver's license, private club licensed to ser