Greg
Abbott
January 01, 2013
City charter - only qualified voters of a city may vote in an election to amend a|Municipally owned utility and establishment of board member qualifications, which can include out-of-city representation. Under Local Government Code chapter 552.122, a city has authority to adopt an ordinance providing for a board of trustees to manage and control its|Article XI, section 5 - Only Austin\\'s qualified voters may vote in an election to amend the Austin city charter under article 11, section 5.
Opinion PDF
January 01, 2013
Government Code chapter 27 and Occupations Code chapter 1702, neither prohibits a justice of the peace from serving as a court-appointed investigator to represent an indigent defendant in a felony case|A court-appointed investigator does not hold a \\"civil office\\" under Texas Constitution article 16, section 40 and is not an \\"officer\\" as that term is defined for purposes of the common-law incompatibility doctrine
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January 01, 2013
Municipal police department positions subject to Local Government Code chapter 143 must generally be filled by competitive examination process; section 143.014 provides exception to general rule and allows police department head to appoint if specific criteria is met.|Local Government Code chapter 143 defines \\"department head\\" as \\"the chief or head of a fire or police department or that person\\'s equivalent, regardless of the name or title used.\\"|Number of persons department head may appoint under 143.014(c) Local Government Code may not exceed number of positions, plus one, in classi
Opinion PDF
January 01, 2013
Job order contracting method of procurement, authority of Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County to use
Opinion PDF
January 01, 2013
Fact question beyond the purview of an attorney general opinion. Whether any particular set of circumstances will result in liability is a
Opinion PDF
January 01, 2013
The federal Hatch Act - a state employee is prohibited from becoming a candidate for elective office if the salary of the employee is paid completely by federal funds under|Texas statutes, a state employee is not prohibited from becoming a candidate for elective office under|Texas Constitution article 16, section 40(b), a state employee is not prohibited from assuming elected county office under
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January 01, 2013
Occupations Code section 501.004 - a university is not required to use the official title of \\"psychologist\\" or \\"psychological associate\\" when describing employees in order for those employees\\' activities and services to be exempt from the Psychologists\\' Licensing Act|Occupations Code section 501.004 - a university could employ a Licensed Specialist in School Psychology as a psychologist or psychological associate, and the activities or services performed within the scope of that employment would be exempt under|Occupations Code section 501.004 - a university subject to section 501.
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January 01, 2013
Nepotism prohibition of Government Code section 573.041 generally applies to a grandson because a grandparent and grandchild are related in the second degree of consanguinity|Starting and ending dates for determining whether requisite period of the continuous-employment exception to nepotism prohibition of Government Code section 573.041 has been satisfied are the date when the individual is initially employed and the date the elected official assumes office, respectively|Government Code section 573.062 provides an exception to nepotism prohibition in Gov\\'t Code section 573.041 provided empl
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January 01, 2013
District court reporter, employment status of, is context-specific and cannot be determined for all purposes|District court reporter, district judge who appoints an official district court reporter has the sole authority to terminate|District court reporter, county has no authority to influence or direct the employment of
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January 01, 2013
Pursuant to Health and Safety Code chapter 775, two emergency services districts may overlap in territory but may not provide duplicative services in any territory where they overlap