Opinion No.

The Honorable Rob Eissler Chairman, Committee on Public Education Texas House of Representatives Post Office Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78768-2910

Re: Whether school district resources may be used to process payroll deductions to fund political donations (RQ-0688-GA)

Dear Representative Eissler:

You have requested that we answer the question submitted by your colleague, Representative Leo Berman, who asked, "Is it permissible for government resources to be utilized to process government paycheck deductions for political campaign donations?"1 He limited his analysis to whether a school district may…