Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0504

November 19, 2025 The Honorable Gary Gates Chair, House Committee on Land and Resource Management Texas House of Representatives Post Office Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78768-2910 Opinion No. KP-0504 Re: Commissioners Court authority to select a firm to assist with redrawing precinct lines pursuant to Chapter 42, Texas Elections Code (RQ-0597-KP) Dear Representative Gates: You ask about the Fort Bend Commissioners Court’s authority to select and contract with a firm to assist it in redrawing the County’s election precinct boundaries. 1 You explain that a state representative alerted the County’s…