Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided February 2, 1998Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Bruce Isaacks Criminal District Attorney Carroll Courts Building, 5th Floor P.O. Box 2344 Denton, Texas 76202
Re: Whether a hold and save harmless provision that requires a county to indemnify another party for damages creates a debt within the meaning of article XI, section 7 of the Texas Constitution (RQ-1001)
Dear Mr. Isaacks:
On behalf of Denton County, you ask whether article XI, section 7 of the Texas Constitution precludes a county from entering into a contract with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (the "corps") that would require the county to hold and save the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Graves v. HornTexas Supreme Court · 1895
- County of Mitchell v. City National BankTexas Supreme Court · 1898
- Harris County v. DowlearnCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Stevenson v. BlakeTexas Supreme Court · 1938
- Texas & New Orleans Railway Co. v. County of GalvestonTexas Supreme Court · 1943
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