Opinion No.

The Honorable Myles K. Porter Fannin County Attorney Fannin County Courthouse 101 East Sam Rayburn Drive, Suite 301 Bonham, Texas 75418

Re: Whether the Fannin County Commissioners Court may retain counsel to advise it on legal matters without the consent of the county attorney (RQ-0106-GA)

Dear Mr. Porter:

You ask whether the commissioners court may retain private counsel, paying him a salary and benefits, without the county attorney's consent.1 If it may, you ask whether the private counsel's salary and benefits may be paid from the county's road and bridge fund. See Porter Brief, supra note 1,…