Ken Paxton

Under section 33.48 of the Property Tax Code, a taxing unit may recover attorney’s fees paid to a contract attorney

Addressing county commissioners court authority to enter an interlocal cooperation agreement with a cemetery organization, authority to dispose of the body of a deceased pauper on property owned by a private cemetery association, and authority to establish a perpetual trust fund to open or close graves in a private cemetery.

A “valid medical purpose” under Education Code section 33.091 does not contemplate the provision of steroids to a minor for transitioning the minor’s biological sex. Suspected use of steroids for this purpose is a basis to question the student-athlete’s eligibility to participate in University Interscholastic League (UIL) activities and obligates UIL to investigate as well as require the student-athlete prove by a preponderance of the evidence that they are eligible.

Interpretation of the University Interscholastic League’s legal rights and duties regarding illegal steroid use under the Education Code

Enacted by House Bill 1763 and House Bill 1919, subchapter M and subchapter L of chapter 1369 of the Texas Insurance Code regulate certain contracts with pharmacists and pharmacies and certain referral and solicitation practices concerning affiliated providers. This opinion addresses whether any of the provisions are preempted by ERISA and whether they are enforceable against health benefit plan issuers or pharmacy benefit managers administering a health benefit plan domiciled outside of Texas.

Zoning procedures, notification requirements, and eligibility for protests under Chapter 211 of the Local Government Code

Addressing access to documents underlying social history reports prepared by a local juvenile probation department for use in a disposition hearing for a child adjudicated as engaging in delinquent conduct

Addressing questions concerning the provision of off-duty security services by deputy sheriffs

Whether misdemeanor traffic violation cards containing a QR code for accessing complete citation information satisfy the notice provisions of Transportation Code sections 543.003 and 543.004 and related provisions

Whether juvenile criminal case records constitute permanent records under Chapter 58 of the Family Code