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Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided July 20, 2005Published

1Opinion of the Court

Ms. L. Marliessa Clark, C.P.A. Hamilton County Auditor Hamilton County Courthouse Hamilton, Texas 76531

Re: Procedures applicable to a county's accounting for and spending excess contributions returned to a county pursuant to section 26.008 of the Government Code (RQ-0311-GA)

Dear Ms. Clark:

You inquire about the expenditure of funds returned to Hamilton County pursuant to Government Code section 26.008 and about your authority as county auditor to account for those funds.1 You disagree with the county attorney's opinion on this subject.2

I. Legal Background

Section 26.008 applies to a county that…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. LeCroy v. HanlonTexas Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Hooten v. Enriquez, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1993
  3. Commissioners Court of Caldwell County v. Criminal District AttorneyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Weber v. City of SachseCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. McClellan v. GuerraTexas Supreme Court · 1953

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