Opinion No.

Honorable Fred Hill Chair Committee on Urban Affairs Texas House of Representatives State Capitol Extension, Room 2.704 Austin, Texas 78768-2910

Re: Whether, under chapter 143 of the Local Government Code, a police officer who has resigned his commission may rescind his resignation and be reinstated, and related questions (RQ-532)

Dear Representative Hill:

You have asked us to issue an opinion answering several questions regarding a complaint submitted to the Civil Service Commission of the City of DeSoto, Texas. The subject of the complaint was the purported reinstatement of a police officer by…