Opinion No.

The Honorable Michael P. Fleming Harris County Attorney 1019 Congress, 15th Floor Houston, Texas 77002-1891

Re: Whether a racetrack admission fee collected by a county to distribute to municipalities pursuant to the Texas Racing Act, see Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. art. 179e, § 6.17(a) (Vernon Supp. 1999), violates article VIII, section 1(f) of the Texas Constitution (RQ-1016)

Dear Mr. Fleming:

You ask whether a fee set forth in article 179e, section 6.17(a) of the Revised Civil Statutes, a racetrack admission fee that a county is authorized to collect to distribute to municipalities in the…