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The opinion requestor: Liberty County Attorney
The issue that the Liberty County Attorney wants the Attorney General to answer: Whether an elected constable and his deputies may simultaneously serve under the sheriff, specifically to perform tasks related to the duties of a weight enforcement officer.
Why Liberty County Attorney thinks an elected constable can also serve as a weight enforcement officer? Article XVI, Section 40 oft he Texas Constitution does not prohibit an elected constable…
Chairman Joe Pickett wants the Texas Attorney General to clarify to what extent are the limitations of fee assessments placed upon TXDOT also placed upon private entities that operate tolls.
Pickett’s exact question:
To what extent are the provisions (?(Section 228.0547(b), Transportation Code, as added by S.B. 312, Acts of tne 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, ”powers and duties” o f the Texas Department o f Transportation that apply under Section 228. 059, Transportation Code,…
Texas Attorney General Opinion KP- 0156 lays down the law on what constitutes when a manufacturer owns a dealership in Texas. The nuts and bolts of the opinion:
Opinion Request, RQ-0170-KP, from texas Department of Motor Vehicles wants the Attorney General to answer this question:
What does DMV point out in its opinion request?
The BIG issue: Does the DMV need county sign off to use a 3rd party vendor?
The answer: No.
The jockeying among levels of government behind the issue: The Transportation Code gives both the state DMV and county tax assessors authority over aspects of vehicle registration.
2017 clarification forthwith…
KP-0111 details the power of vehicle policies by commissioners courts. A Commissioners court may generally adopt vehicle tracking policies that:
The questions will be first answered by Attorney General Opinion request, RQ-0113-KP, and in all likelihood later answered by the courts.
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In Attorney General Opinion KP-0077, the question being answered is: Does TXDOT have authority to neter into design-build contracts for 2016-2017?
How did the question arise? A conflict between the appropriations bill & Section 223.242, Transportation Code.
The Attorney General’s conclusion: Yes, TXDOT can enter into design build contracts, with limits.
What limits does the Attorney General note on TXDOT’s design-build authority?
Which AG Opinion is this? Its the response to Senator Nichol’s question about Houston Metro’s participation in Uptown MMD/TIRZ transportation project
What’s the answer from the AG? We don’t know. it’s a fact question for a court and not a question about the law that the AG can answer.
In 2012, Attorney General Abbott was asked by Chairman Pickett to answer questions about:
The Attorney General Opinion GA-0981: