Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS GREG ABBOTT December 17, 2013 The Honorable John J. Carona Opinion No. GA-1031 Chair, Committee on Business and Commerce Re: Whether the Austin City Council may Texas State Senate transfer governance of Austin Energy to a Post Office Box 12068 board of directors (RQ-1132-GA) Austin, Texas 78711 Dear Senator Carona: You ask three questions about the Austin City Council's authority to adopt an ordinance regarding the governance of its municipally owned electric utility. 1 You tell us that the City of Austin's ("City") electric utility, Austin Energy ("Utility"), is…