Legal Opinion
Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0529
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided September 16, 2026No. KP-0529Published
1Opinion of the Court
September 16, 2026 The Honorable Brad Buckley, DVM Chair, House Committee on Public Education Texas House of Representatives Post Office Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78768-2910 Opinion No. KP-0529 Re: Whether a school district trustee must resign upon announcing candidacy for justice of the peace and related compatibility questions (RQ-0619-KP) Dear Representative Buckley: You ask three questions pertaining to an independent school district trustee who “intends to announce and file for [j]ustice of the [p]eace.” 1 You first ask whether article XVI, section 65 of the Texas Constitution applies to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Hill v. PirtleCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Thomas v. Abernathy County Line Independent School Dist.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1927
- Ehlinger v. ClarkTexas Supreme Court · 1928
- Ramirez v. FloresCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973
- State Ex Rel. Brennan v. MartinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1932
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