Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS GREG ABBOTT May 18,2012 The Honorable Jerry Patterson Opinion No. GA-0931 Commissioner Texas General Land Office Re: Authority of the Comptroller of Public Post Office Box 12873 Accounts to commit the expenditure of funds from Austin, Texas 78711-2873 the Major Events Trust Fund (RQ-1019-GA) Dear Commissioner Patterson: You ask about the authority of the Comptroller of Public Accounts (the "Comptroller") to expend funds from the Major Events Trust Funds (the "METF"). I Section SA of article S190.14 describes the process by which the Comptroller may expend funds for…