Opinion No.

Office of the Attorney General — State of Texas John Cornyn The Honorable Debra Danburg Chair, House Committee on Elections Texas House of Representatives P. O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78768-2910

Re: Constitutionality of section 255.001(a), Texas Election Code, in light of the United States Supreme Court's decision in McIntyre v. OhioElections Commission, 514 U.S. 334 (1995) (RQ-0181-JC)

Dear Representative Danburg:

You have asked the opinion of this office as to the constitutionality of section 255.001(a) of the Election Code in light of the decision of the United States Supreme Court in…