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Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided March 6, 2007Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable Jane Nelson Chair, Committee on Health and Human Services Texas State Senate Post Office Box 12068 Austin, Texas 7871 1-2068

Re: Whether a municipality may prohibit registered sex offenders from living in certain locations within the municipality (RQ-0526-GA)

Dear Senator Nelson:

You state that municipalities "across the state either have passed or are considering passing municipal ordinances that prohibit registered sex offenders from living within a specified distance from locations where children typically congregate, including day-care facilities, schools, public swimming…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Texas Department of Transportation v. City of Sunset ValleyTexas Supreme Court · 2004
  4. Quick v. City of AustinTexas Supreme Court · 1999
  5. University of Texas Medical School at Houston v. ThanTexas Supreme Court · 1995

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