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 from simultaneously serving as a deputy sheriff to be a weight enforcement officer