Opinion No.

The Honorable W. E. Snelson Chairman Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations State Capitol Austin, Texas

Re: Whether a city or county can require disclosure of public officials assets and income.

Dear Chairman Snelson:

You have requested our opinion regarding whether municipalities and counties may require their public officials to file financial disclosure statements as a condition of holding office. Although you have not provided us with the details of the content of any such proposed financial statements, we assume for purposes of discussion that they would contain information similar…