Whether an elected constable may serve as a student resource officer, employed as an independent contractor, with a school district located in the constable’s precinct
Application of Local Government Code section 120.002 to a county’s transfer of a deputy constable from the constable’s office to other county departments
Questions related to the exclusive original jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission or a municipality to regulate water rates and services in particular circumstances
The dual service contemplated under Local Government Code section 21.003 is prohibited without a resolution adopted by the city council
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Simultaneous service of a magistrate appointed under Government Code chapter 54 as staff legal counsel for the appointing judge or judges and for the other appointed magistrates
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Education Code subsections 29.153(d-1) and (g), concerning the solicitation of public-private partnerships in connection with the provision of free prekindergarten by school districts, are mandatory in certain instances. The stringent eligibility criteria in Education Code section 29.171 for a provider to enter into a public-private partnership agreement for prekindergarten should not be used as a condition for the provider to submit a proposal for such a partnership under subsection 29.153(g).
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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.
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A court could conclude that section 363.113 of the Health and Safety Code authorizes the City of Escobares to provide solid waste disposal service in the extraterritorial jurisdiction as a means of assuring solid waste management service is provided to all persons in the City’s jurisdiction.
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Questions related to county’s responsibility to provide a legal defense and to reimburse defense costs under Local Government Code section 157.901 or the common law to a district attorney subject to a removal proceeding brought under Local Government Code chapter 87