Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

@fficeof tfieBttornep ti3eneraI #Mate of ?ICexas September 17,199l DAN MORALES Al-KmNLY GENERAL Honorable John B. Holmes Opinion No. DM-43 Harris County District Attorney 201 Fannin, Suite 200 Re: Whether the acquisition and con- Houston, Texas 77002 stmction of a monorail transit system is subject to competitive bidding (RQ-64) Dear Mr. Holmes: You ask two questions regarding the proposed construction of a rail transit system by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO). You ask whether the construction of a rail, monorail, or fixed guideway transit system constitutes an…