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Weekly News Round Up Of The State’s Top Law Enforcement Officer – Texas Attorney General

To fulfill these responsibilities, the Office of the Attorney General serves as legal counsel to all boards and agencies of state government, issues legal opinions when requested by the Governor, heads of state agencies…

 


Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton is the lawyer for the State of Texas and is charged by the Texas Constitution to:

  • defend the laws and the Constitution of the State of Texas
  • represent the State in litigation
  • approve public bond issues

To fulfill these responsibilities, the Office of the Attorney General serves as legal counsel to all boards and agencies of state government, issues legal opinions when requested by the Governor, heads of state agencies and other officials and agencies as provided by Texas statutes, sits as an ex-officio member of state committees and commissions, and defends challenges to state laws and suits against both state agencies and individual employees of the State.

 

WEEKLY NEWS ROUND-UP OF THE STATE’S

TOP LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER…

THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL



Request For Opinion: Whether the Texas Southmost College District may acquire and hold title to land from the General Services Administration through the Federal Lands to Parks program

RQ-0239-KP

Go to:
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/opinions/opinions/51paxton/rq/2018/pdf/RQ0239KP.pdf

Received: Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Re: Whether the Texas Southmost College District may acquire and hold title to land from the General Services Administration through the Federal Lands to Parks program

Requestor: The Honorable Eddie Lucio, Jr.
Chair, Committee on Intergovernmental Relations
Texas Senate
Post Office Box 12068
Austin, Texas 78711-2068



Request For Opinion: County payment of expenses for contracted workers in specific circumstances

RQ-0238-KP

Go to:
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/opinions/opinions/51paxton/rq/2018/pdf/RQ0238KP.pdf

Received: Monday, July 23, 2018

Re: County payment of expenses for contracted workers in specific circumstances

Requestor: The Honorable Courtney Tracy Ponthier
Newton County Criminal District Attorney
110 East Court Street
Newton, Texas 75966



 

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