Attorney General Request for Opinions

RQ-0172-JC Requested by: The Honorable David Swinford, Chair, Committee on Agriculture & Livestock, Texas House of Representatives, P.O. Box 2910, Austin, Texas 78768-2910, regarding whether the repeal of the Federal Cooperative Purchasing Program affects state agencies and political subdivisions (Request No. 0172-JC). Briefs requested by March 2, 2000. .

RQ-0174-JC Requested by: The Honorable Nolan B. Wickel, Jr., Henderson County Attorney, Courthouse Square, Athens, Texas 75751, regarding whether §52.032, Local Government Code, requires that a commissioners court include salary supplements when determining who is the highest paid elected county officer (Request No. 0174-JC). Briefs requested by March 1, 2000.

RQ-0175-JC Requested by: The Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Jurisprudence Committee, Texas State Senate, P.O. Box 12068, Austin, Texas 78711, regarding the right of conveyance of land dedicated as a cemetery, and related questions (Request No. 0175-JC). Briefs requested by March 2, 2000.

RQ-0176-JC Requested by: The Honorable Bill G. Carter, Chair, Urban Affairs Committee, Texas House of Representatives, P.O. Box 2910, GW.16, Austin, Texas 78768-2910, regarding whether a civil service commission may hear an appeal of a written reprimand that does not include a suspension or involuntary demotion (Request No. 0176-JC). Briefs requested by March 2, 2000.

For further information, please call 463-2110.

TRD-200000986

Elizabeth Robinson

Assistant Attorney General

Office of the Attorney General

Filed: February 9, 2000