Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided October 14, 2002Published
1Opinion of the Court
Office of the Attorney General — State of Texas John Cornyn The Honorable Bill G. Carter Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs Texas House of Representatives P.O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78768-2910
Re: Whether a city council may determine that its members are not eligible to serve as members of a volunteer fire department, and related questions (RQ-0539-JC)
Dear Representative Carter:
The City of Cockrell Hill has adopted a resolution prohibiting its mayor or a member of its city council from simultaneously serving as a member of the Cockrell Hill Volunteer Fire Department. You ask whether the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Quick v. City of AustinTexas Supreme Court · 1999
- Lower Colorado River Authority v. City of San MarcosTexas Supreme Court · 1975
- Thomas v. Abernathy County Line Independent School Dist.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1927
- Ehlinger v. ClarkTexas Supreme Court · 1928
- Foster v. City of WacoTexas Supreme Court · 1923
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