County authority to adopt portions of a fire code under Local Government Code section 233.062(c)
Relating to the rights of a mentally incapacitated person who is a ward of a guardianship to represent themself in civil or criminal matters
Whether a taxing unit is entitled to recover attorney’s fees pursuant to Property Tax Code section 33.48 in certain circumstances
Consideration of the following issues with respect to a municipal utility district: the legality of a board meeting, a vacancy on the board, applications for a place on the ballot, filling vacancies on the board, alleged misconduct by the board, and the role of the commissioners court in the appointment or removal of board directors.
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Considering the requirement of a license under Occupations Code chapter 1101 for persons engaged in transactions involving wind leases.
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Whether a district clerk may refuse to electronically file a document in a criminal case based on the district clerk’s opinion that the document fails to comply with the Judicial Committee on Information Technology Standards
Whether the First Amendment allows Texas state agencies to restrict the political activities of the consultants, advisors, and representatives of its contractors
Reconsidering and overruling Opinion JM-671 and concluding that a court would likely determine that Government Code subsection 572.058(a) includes contract formation and abrogates rule in Meyers v. Walker. Considering application of section 2261.252 to the Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council.
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Authority of a county commissioners court to use county labor and equipment to open and close graves in private cemeteries
Questions relating to potential conflicts of interest involving attorney-spouses under Rule 1.06 of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct in specific circumstances