Opinion No.

Office of the Attorney General — State of Texas John Cornyn The Honorable Pete P. Gallego Chair, General Investigating Committee Texas House of Representatives P.O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78768-2910

Re: Removal of a veterans county service officer who does not meet the requisite statutory qualifications (RQ-0076-JC)

Dear Representative Gallego:

You have requested our opinion as to whether a person who does not meet the statutory requirement for the position may serve as a veterans county service officer in Pecos County, and if not, how the appointment of such an individual may be challenged. We…