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Municipal Retirement System - A court would likely conclude that the State is not required to assume liability when a municipal retirement system created under title 109 of the Texas Civil Statutes is unable to meet its financial obligations
Vehicle use policy, authority of commissioners court and county auditor to impose on county sheriff
Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution - opening a court session with "God save the State of Texas and this Honorable Court" or with a prayer by a volunteer chaplain, or hosting a volunteer chaplain program to provide counseling upon request, does not violate the Establishment Clause
Section 411.209, Government Code, is only applicable to a state agency or political subdivision and does not address whether a private entity leasing property from a governmental entity may post signs prohibiting the carrying of handguns|Sections 46.03 and 46.035, Penal Code - A court would likely conclude that a license holder who carries a handgun on property that is owned by a governmental entity but leased to a private entity and that is not a premises or other place from which the license holder is prohibited from carrying is excepted from the offenses under sections 46.03 and 46.035
Sales agent license - language in Occupations Code section 53.021 does not authorize Lottery Commission to deny, suspend, or revoke a sales agent license due to deferred adjudication for offense of gambling|Deferred adjudication on a gambling-related offense - Lottery Commission may comply with applicable statutes and consider deferred adjudication on a gambling-related offense to be a conviction if circumstances meet requirements of 53.021(d), Occupations Code, thereby authorizing it to deny, suspend, or revoke license|Applicant character and fitness - Whether Lottery Commission may consider
Texas Facilities Commission's authority to exercise lease renewal options for agency office space
Members of the Beaumont Planning and Zoning Commission and the Beaumont Historical Landmark Commission are local public officials subject to Local Government Code chapter 171|A Property interest within the municipality's historic district owned by members of two commissions and valued over $2,500 or more is a substantial property interest for which the members must file an affidavit stating the nature and extent of the interest|Whether local public officials under chapter 171, Local Government Code must abstain from voting on matters involving their property interest is a fact question outside
Display of the United States flag on county property, county has express authority to expend funds for
Article 21.52B, Texas Insurance Code ("Any Willing Pharmacy " statute), a court addressing the issue today would likely conclude that, is saved from preemption under the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), pursuant to the test set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court in Kentucky Ass'n Of Health Plans, Inc. v. Miller.|Texas Pharmacy Ass'n v. Prudential Insurance Co.