Opinion No.

The Honorable Joe Black Harrison County Criminal District Attorney Post Office Box 776 Marshall, Texas 75671-0776

Re: Whether a county commissioners court must determine whether a publication is a newspaper of general circulation (RQ-0356-GA)

Dear Mr. Black:

Because there are now two newspapers in your county that claim to be newspapers of general circulation, you pose three questions relating to the determination of whether a newspaper is one of general circulation.1 Your first question is:

In determining whether a newspaper is a newspaper sufficient to be considered a newspaper of "general…