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Attorney General - Opinion Authority

Summaries

GA-0429
Greg Abbott

Implied contract, whether parties have by their acts and conduct formed an implied contract is a question of fact that cannot be determined in an opinion|Municipally owned natural gas company must allow a political subdivision that is a customer to pay in accordance with the deadlines set in Government Code section 2251.021 and penalties set in Government Code section 2251.025|Payment by a governmental entity to a municipally owned utility company must be made in accordance with the deadlines and penalties set in Government Code sections 2251.021 and 2251.025

GA-0457
Greg Abbott

Pending litigation, the attorney general's long-standing policy is to refrain from issuing an opinion on a question that is implicated in|Municipal police officer may set bail for an individual arrested on a misdemeanor charge; and may set bail for a defendant arrested on a felony charge unless the case is pending before a court|Bail, a municipal police officer may set for an individual arrested on a misdemeanor charge; may set for a defendant arrested on a felony unless the case is pending before a court|Bail, a municipal police officer may set for an individual arrested on a misdemeanor charge and may set for a defendant in a felony case unless the case is pending before a court

GA-0648
Greg Abbott

Fact questions cannot be answered in an attorney general opinion|Subdivision plats, authority over in county’s unincorporated area|Extraterritorial jurisdiction of city, county and city required to enter into contract authorizing one set of subdivision and platting regulations in|Construction of does not involve an abstract issue of law but an issue of law predicated upon the facts of the individual case|Subdivision plats in extraterritorial jurisdiction, municipal authority over|Technical term not defined by statute, court may interpret statute in the light of expert testimony about the particular art, science, or trade

GA-0867
Greg Abbott

Texas Racing Act licensing residency requirements, constitutionality of sec. 6.06(d)of art. 179e.|Citizenship|Texas Racing Act licensing requirements, constitutionality of sec. 6.06(d)of art. 179e.|Texas Racing Act licensing residency requirements, constitutionality of sec. 6.06(d) of art. 179e|Fact questions cannot be answered in an attorney general opinion. U.S. Supreme Court\\'s test to determine if state law violates U.S. Commerce Clause involves mixed questions of fact and law.|U.S. Supreme Court\\'s test to determine if state law violates U.S. Commerce Clause involves questions of fact that cannot be answered in an attorney general opinion.|Texas Racing Act licensing requirements, constitutionality of sec. 6.06(d)of art 179e.