Addressing whether a county development district may add a sixth director to its board under Local Government Code subsection 383.048(d).
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A commissioners court may delegate to the county judge its implied authority to employ persons. A court would likely conclude that a county judge who is delegated such authority is prohibited by the anti-nepotism prohibition in Government Code section 573.041 from appointing the spouse of a county commissioner to a paid county position.
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Under Code of Criminal Procedure article 102.017, a building in which no adjudicatory activity occurs likely does not house the operations of a district, county, or justice court.
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Whether an elected constable may serve an independent school district as a school resource officer under particular circumstances
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Addressing whether a city may exercise control over HOT funds allocated to a park board pursuant to Tax Code subsection 351.105(f) or impose other limitations on a park board’s authority under Local Government Code chapter 306.
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Calculation of the amount “not to exceed one-fourth of one percent” in Texas Special District Code section 1069.211, governing the Nacogdoches County Hospital District’s allocation of its sales and use tax revenue for economic development
Considering whether a constable’s office is a law enforcement agency subject to application of Local Government Code chapter 120
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Whether the refund of court costs required by Health and Safety Code subsection 571.018(j) is limited to patients who are committed to a mental health facility
Whether equipment is a gambling device under section 47.01 of the Penal Code where its play involves a fixed or finite sweepstakes system
Whether Johnson County Emergency Services District No. 1 may operate a county-wide ambulance service