Opinion No.

Office of the Attorney General — State of Texas John Cornyn Ms. Doretta Conrad Administrator Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners P.O. Box 4200 Austin, Texas 78765

Re: Whether section 5B(a) of the Texas Plumbing License Law, Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. art. 6243-101 (Vernon Supp. 1999), authorizes the State Board of Plumbing Examiners to adopt plumbing codes of statewide applicability, and related questions (RQ-1034)

Dear Ms. Conrad:

Section 5B(a) of the Texas Plumbing License Law (the "Act"), Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. art. 6243-101 (Vernon Supp. 1999), seeid. art. 6243-101, § 1 (entitling…