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The following requests (RQs) have been received by the Opinion Committee, and are currently pending. If you wish to view the request letter, go here, and select the desired request letter from the index, or click on the RQ number below.
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Pending Requests
Title: RQ-0576-KP
Re: Whether juvenile criminal case records constitute permanent records under Chapter 58 of the Family Code
Request Date: Friday, January 17, 2025
Requestor: Texas State Library Archives Commission
Title: RQ-0575-KP
Re: Interpretation of the recusal standard under Texas Government Code § 572.058(a)
Request Date: Friday, January 17, 2025
Requestor: Nueces River Authority
Title: RQ-0574-KP
Re: Whether a physician practice is required to register as a “Business Support Organization” under Chapter 74 of the Business and Commerce Code
Request Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Requestor: House Committee on Insurance
Texas House of Representatives
Title: RQ-0573-KP
Re: Scope of county authority and liability involving utility cables buried along rights-of-way
Request Date: Thursday, November 14, 2024
Requestor: Caldwell County Criminal District Attorney
Lockhart, Texas
Title: RQ-0571-KP
Re: Enforceability of bond conditions
Request Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Requestor: Angelina County District Attorney
Lufkin, Texas
Title: RQ-0570-KP
Re: Authorities and obligations regarding phone-card sales at a county jail
Request Date: Friday, November 1, 2024
Requestor: Cherokee County Auditor
Rusk, Texas
Title: RQ-0568-KP
Re: Authority of the Texas Ethics Commission to toll its obligation under Government Code § 571.1242(g) in circumstances beyond litigation
Request Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Requestor: Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development
Title: RQ-0567-KP
Re: Scope of third-party obligations resulting from child support liens under Family Code chapter 157
Request Date: Thursday, October 17, 2024
Requestor: House Committee on Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services
Title: RQ-0565-KP
Re: Interpretation of “developer” under Texas Water Code section 49.052(a)(3)
Request Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Requestor: House Committee on Higher Education
Title: RQ-0564-KP
Re: Whether commissary funds under Local Government Code § 351.0415 can be used to hire a full-time employee at a privately operated jail
Request Date: Friday, October 4, 2024
Requestor: Fannin County Auditor
Bonham, Texas
