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Special Statutory Funds And Accounts

Summaries

KP-0005
Ken Paxton

Guaranteed charter district bonds, limitation contained in Texas Government Code section 45.0532

KP-0078
Ken Paxton

Article IX, section 6.24 of the 2015 General Appropriations Act is in direct conflict with federal interpretation of federal law and is therefore without effect.|Article IX, section 6.24 of the 2015 General Appropriations Act is in direct conflict with federal interpretation of federal law and is therefore without effect in its attempt to draw federal funds into the state appropriations process.|Section 404.093 of the Government Code, to the extent that the Office of the Governor or the Governor's appointee receives funds in trust for the benefit of a person or entity other than a state agency, such funds may be deposited outside of the State Treasury in an account for which the Comptroller serves as trustee pursuant to

KP-0097
Ken Paxton

In Education Code subsection 12.128(c), the Legislature has set aside public property for control by the Commissioner of Education such that it is not unappropriated property for the Permanent School Fund under Education Code subsection 43.001(a)(2).|In Education Code subsection 12.128(c), the Legislature has set aside public property such that it is not unappropriated property for the Permanent School Fund under Education Code subsection 43.001(a)(2).|Texas Constitution article III, sections 51 and 52(a) prohibit the Commissioner of Education from gratuitously granting property returned to the State pursuant to Education Code section 12.128 to private interests.|Permanent School Fund - In Education Code subsection 12.128(c), the Legislature has set aside public property such that it is not unappropriated property for the Permanent School Fund under Education Code subsection 43.001(a)(2).

GA-0207
Greg Abbott

Felony prosecutor supplement fund funded by fees collected by magistrates taking bail bonds, surety's entitlement to a refund|Felony prosecutor supplement fund funded by fees collected by magistrates taking bail bonds, whether refunds paid by county may be deducted from amounts county remits to comptroller|Felony prosecutor supplement fund funded by fees collected by magistrates taking bail bonds, whether surety should apply to county or state for refund and whether surety is entitled to interest|Fee imposed on bail bond sureties for prosecutor longevity pay and indigent defense, surety's entitlement to a refund; whether refunds paid by county may be deducted from amounts county remits to comptroller|Fee imposed on bail bond sureties for prosecutor longevity pay and indigent defense, surety's entitlement to a refund|Fee imposed on bail bond sureties for prosecutor longevity pay and indigent defense, surety's entitlement to a refund as of date prosecutor declines to prosecute or grand jury declines to indict

GA-0687
Greg Abbott

Monies held in trust in a particular subaccount of the state highway fund, Department of Transportation may not transfer to a regional transportation authority|Monies held in trust in a particular subaccount of the state highway fund, Department may not transfer to a regional transportation authority

GA-0852
Greg Abbott

Legislative enactments which provide incoming revenue for the State Highway fund constitute \\"enacted revenue measures\\" under article IX, section 17.10(b)(1) of the Appropriations Act, regardless of when they were enacted|Enacted revenue measures

GA-1052
Greg Abbott

Major Events Trust Fund statute, Comptroller\\'s authority under Revised Civil Statutes article 5190.14,section 5A to adopt rules to implement the METF statute|Comptroller\\'s authority under Revised Civil Statutes article 5190.14,section 5A to adopt rules to implement the Major Events Trust Fund statute|Major Events Trust Fund statute, Comptroller\\'s authority under Revised Civil Statute article 5190.14, section 5A to adopt rules to implement the METF statute

GA-1091
Greg Abbott

Texas A&M University, authority to use allocation from the Available University Fund for support and maintenance under Texas Constitution article VII, section 18(f)

DM-0175
Dan Morales

Permanent school fund, State Board of Education has authority to make any kind of prudent investment in managing assets of|Permanent school fund, Board has authority to make any kind of prudent investment in managing assets of

DM-0255
Dan Morales

Administrative expenses incurred on behalf of Authority, bond proceeds from Texas Agricultural Fund may be used to reimburse Department of Agriculture for|Administrative expenses incurred on behalf of Agricultural Finance Authority, bond proceeds from Texas Agricultural Fund may be used to reimburse Department of Agriculture for

KP-0330
Ken Paxton

The Legislature has not specified a method for calculating the percentage of judicial functions performed by a county judge.  Allegations of false reporting by a county judge receiving the salary supplement under Government Code section 26.006 should be given to the State Auditor who has statutory authority to audit or investigate any entity receiving state funds.

KP-0439
Ken Paxton

An education savings account program that provides education assistance payments to program participants that can be directed to sectarian schools is not unconstitutional under the Texas or the federal Constitutions.