Greg
Abbott
January 01, 2010
Investigator appointed by county probate judge is covered by the Tarrant County civil service system|Investigator appointed by county probate judge is covered by the Tarrant County civil service system
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January 01, 2010
Term \\"classroom set\\" of textbooks, as defined by the SBOE|University open-source textbooks, a classroom set of textbooks can include|Authority under section 31.0241 of the Education Code to decline to place an open-source textbook on the conforming or nonconforming list if disagree with an eligible institution’s determination that the textbook qualifies for placement on the conforming or nonconforming list, SBOE has no|Administrative penalty for violations under subchapter D, chapter 31 of the Education Code on a university that is properly characterized as a publisher, SBOE has authorit
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January 01, 2010
Benefits under chapter 615 of the Government Code, we will not speculate on the meaning a court would give to the phrase \\"continued health insurance benefits\\" given the latent ambiguity in section 615.073 and the circumstances by which a surviving spouse becomes eligible for
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January 01, 2010
Impact fees, Local Government Code section 395 does not give a political subdivision or governmental entity, other than school districts, discretion to not pay required fees
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January 01, 2010
Final orders in contested cases, authority of Board and director of Motor Vehicle Division to issue\r\n\r\nDelegation of final order authority to the director of the Motor Vehicle Division, Board has no implied authority to do so\r\n\r\nConflict of interest provisions, application to Board members must be determined on a case-by-case basis|Lemon Law
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January 01, 2010
Authority of a Type A corporation under the Development Corporation Act to provide financing of a project involving a nonprofit organization that provides affordable housing services
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January 01, 2010
Whether a civilian advisory committee may review information maintained in a police department personnel file under Texas Local Government Code section 143.089(g) will depend on specific facts
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January 01, 2010
County ethics commission statutory scheme, Legislature must resolve any inherent conflict of interest created by\r\n\r\nRequests for opinions regarding the propriety of a county attorney’s representation of a particular client in a particular circumstance should be addressed by the Committee on Professional Ethics|El Paso County Ethics Commission would improperly usurp the county attorney’s authority if outside legal counsel were hired to represent the Commission over the objection of the county attorney
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January 01, 2010
Usurpation of the statutory duties of the Dallas County Criminal District Attorney, if the Dallas County Commissioners Court, after deciding to employ special counsel, selected special counsel to represent the county in a civil lawsuit brought by or against the county without the consent or approval of the Criminal District Attorney it would be an|Dallas County Criminal District Attorney has the exclusive duty to represent Dallas County in criminal matters, but does not have a corresponding exclusive duty to represent Dallas County in all civil matters|Because the Legislature has expressly pro
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January 01, 2010
Must include|An administrative agency may adopt only such rules as are authorized by and consistent with its statutory authority\r\n\r\nDeterminative factor as to whether an agency exceeds its rule-making authority is whether the regulation is in harmony with the general objectives of the statute\r\n\r\nWhether rules are in harmony with the general objectives of the relevant statute is determined through statutory construction\r\n\r\nDepartment of Family and Protective Services, authority to adopt rule that increases the number of training hours required for an employee of a day-care center or