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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-0608-KP

Title: RQ-0608-KP
Re: Scope of municipalities’ authority to enter into intergovernmental support agreements with U.S. military installations
Request Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Request File: RQ0608KP.pdf
Requestor:
House Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
Texas House of Representatives

Title: RQ-0607-KP

Title: RQ-0607-KP
Re: Regarding a county’s rights, duties, and responsibilities concerning the purchase of property restricted by a conservation easement and funded by a state agency grant
Request Date: Monday, July 7, 2025
Request File: RQ0607KP.pdf
Requestor:
Aransas County Attorney
Rockport, Texas

Title: RQ-0605-KP

Title: RQ-0605-KP
Re: Interpretation of “health care provider” under Tex. Health & Safety Code § 161.701(2) and associated issues
Request Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Request File: RQ0605KP.pdf
Requestor:
Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council

Title: RQ-0606-KP

Title: RQ-0606-KP
Re: Scope of Tex. Educ. Code § 11.067
Request Date: Monday, June 30, 2025
Request File: RQ0606KP.pdf
Requestor:
Jim Hogg County Attorney
Hebbronville, Texas

Title: RQ-0604-KP

Title: RQ-0604-KP
Re: Interpretation and application of certain immunization exclusions and exceptions under Education Code sections 38.001 and 51.933
Request Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Request File: RQ0604KP.pdf
Requestor:
House Committee on Land and Resource Management
Texas House of Representatives

Title: RQ-0603-KP

Title: RQ-0603-KP
Re: Transportation Code requirements for a “junked vehicle” to constitute a public nuisance
Request Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Request File: RQ0603KP.pdf
Requestor:
Washington County Attorney
Brenham, Texas

Title: RQ-0602-KP

Title: RQ-0602-KP
Re: Whether “advanced recycling facilities” engage in “recycling” under Texas law
Request Date: Thursday, June 5, 2025
Request File: RQ0602KP.pdf
Requestor:
Chambers County Attorney
Anahuac, Texas

Title: RQ-0601-KP

Title: RQ-0601-KP
Re: Whether the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has enforcement authority over waterway discharge by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Request Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Request File: RQ0601KP.pdf
Requestor:
Delta County Attorney
Cooper, Texas

Title: RQ-0600-KP

Title: RQ-0600-KP
Re: Whether the City of Austin’s proposed energy code conflicts with Texas Utilities Code § 181.903
Request Date: Thursday, May 8, 2025
Request File: RQ0600KP.pdf
Requestor:
Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development

Title: RQ-0599-KP

Title: RQ-0599-KP
Re: Applicability of Local Government Code § 120.002 to deputy constables subsequently assigned under an interlocal agreement
Request Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Request File: RQ0599KP.pdf
Requestor:
Bexar County Criminal District Attorney
San Antonio, Texas