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The following requests (RQs) have been received by the Opinion Committee, and are currently pending. If you wish to view the request letter, go here, and select the desired request letter from the index, or click on the RQ number below.
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Pending Requests
Title: RQ-0598-KP
Re: The carrying of concealed firearms in courtrooms by the District Attorney and Assistant District Attorneys under Texas Penal Code § 46.15(a)(6) and (a)(7)
Request Date: Friday, May 2, 2025
Requestor: 142nd Judicial District Attorney
Midland, Texas
Title: RQ-0597-KP
Re: Commissioners Court authority to select a firm to assist with redrawing precinct lines pursuant to Chapter 42, Texas Elections Code
Request Date: Friday, April 25, 2025
Requestor: House Committee on Land and Resource Management
Title: RQ-0596-KP
Re: Disposition of corporate earnings under Chapter 394 of the Texas Local Government Code
Request Date: Friday, April 25, 2025
Requestor: Senate Committee on Local Government
Title: RQ-0595-KP
Re: Legislative authority over the size or scope of a city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction
Request Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Requestor: House Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
Title: RQ-0594-KP
Re: Village authority to reduce a Local Option Homestead Exemption
Request Date: Monday, April 14, 2025
Requestor: House Committee on Public Education
Texas House of Representatives
Title: RQ-0593-KP
Re: Interpretation and application of certain provisions in Tax Code chapter 26 and Special District Local Laws Code chapter 1042 to a hospital district
Request Date: Thursday, April 3, 2025
Requestor: Hood County Attorney
Granbury, Texas
Title: RQ-0592-KP
Re: Commissioners court authority over the use of vehicles allocated to constables’ offices
Request Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025
Requestor: Grimes County District Attorney
Anderson, Texas
Title: RQ-0591-KP
Re: Probation officer authorities related to juvenile detention hearings and ex parte communications
Request Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Requestor: Bailey County Attorney
Muleshoe, Texas
Title: RQ-0590-KP
Re: Investigatory obligation following “the death of a prisoner in a county jail” under Government Code § 511.021(a)
Request Date: Friday, March 21, 2025
Requestor: Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney
Fort Worth, Texas
Title: RQ-0589-KP
Re: Whether the Adjutant General must obtain Comptroller approval prior to procurement, acquisition, and purchases related to military construction
Request Date: Thursday, March 20, 2025
Requestor: Texas Military Department
