Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided September 30, 1987Published
1Opinion of the Court
Honorable Jimmy F. Davis Castro County Attorney Castro County Courthouse Dimmitt, Texas 79027
Re: Whether a county commissioner may hire the son of another county commissioner in a county which has ex officio road commissioners
Dear Mr. Davis:
You ask whether a county commissioner may hire as a road hand the son of another county commissioner in a county that has adopted the "ex officio road commissioner" method for road construction and maintenance. The nepotism statute, article 5996a, V.T.C.S., prohibits an officer from appointing, voting for, or confirming the employment of a person related…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Pena v. Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Guerra v. RodriguezCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951
- Neace v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1950