Opinion No.

Honorable Bob Bullock Comptroller of Public Accounts LBJ State Office Building Austin, Texas 78774

Re: Investigative authority of the Comptroller of Public Accounts.

Dear Mr. Bullock:

You have asked a number of questions about the investigative authority of your office. Attorney General Opinion H-1063 (1977) concluded generally that the comptroller may not independently initiate investigations and examinations of the books and records of other state agencies when such audits would `parallel or duplicate the duties of the State Auditor,' but the opinion did not specify areas of activity that…