Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

The Attorney General of Texas November 30. 1978 JOHN L. HILL Attorney General Mr. Homer A. Foerster Opinion No. H- 12 6 5 Executive Director State Board of Control Re: Whether state agencies L.B.J. Building may pay the “special municipal Austin, Texas 787lt tax or charge” on telephone bills. Dear Mr. Foerster: You ask whether state agencies may pay a “municipal franchise charge” which appears on telephone bills. Utilities frequently enter into franchise agreements with cities authorizing them to use the city’s streets in exchange for the payment of a percentage of the gross receipts received…