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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-0990
Greg Abbott

Economic development corporation may obtain benefits for its employees through a risk pool. To the extent permitted by Local Government Code section 501.067, an

GA-1071
Greg Abbott

Charitable organization created under Health and Safety Code section 281.0565 as a \\"political corporation or subdivision\\" under Texas Constitution article III, section 52(a)|Any joint venture contemplated by a charitable organization created under Health and Safety Code section 281.0565 must strictly comply with Texas statutes

DM-0419
Dan Morales

Student loans, federal statute permitting Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation to garnish wages of defaulters on federally-guaranteed loans overrides anti-garnishment provision of state constitution|Warrant for compensation is valuable property, statutory scheme for withholding should afford employee notice and hearing|Garnishment by comptroller of state employee wages to collect guaranteed student loans, permissibility under article XVI, section 28|Anti-garnishment provision of state constitution, federal statute permitting garnishment of wages of defaulters on federally-guaranteed loans overrides|Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation, authority to garnish state and county employee wages|Garnishment of wages to collect guaranteed student loans|Salary warrants, authority to withhold from state employees who default on guaranteed student loans

JC-0335
John Cornyn

Local government corporations, whether subject to the Act|Local government corporations, whether subject to Open Meetings Act|Local government corporations, city's or county's transfer of funds to must be consistent with constitutional provisions on expenditure of public funds for public purposes|Local government corporations, whether subject to open government statutes and certain other statutes on contracting and purchasing

JC-0349
John Cornyn

Term of office of director of economic development corporation established under article 5190.6, section 4A of the Revised Civil Statutes|Director of economic development corporation established under article 5190.6, section 4A of the Revised Civil Statutes may be reappointed to subsequent term|Subsequent term, director of economic development corporation established under article 5190.6, section 4A of the Revised Civil Statutes may be reappointed to

JC-0553
John Cornyn

Economic development corporation created under article 5190.6, section 4A of the Revised Civil Statutes and dissolving following voter initiative, creating municipality must approve plan of dissolution|Dissolution plan of economic development corporation created under article 5190.6, section 4A of the Revised Civil Statutes and dissolving following vote of electorate must be approved by creating unit

KP-0437
Ken Paxton

Authority of a public facility corporation sponsored by a municipal management district created under chapter 375 of the Local Government Code to act outside its geographical territory