Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided July 20, 1993Published
1Opinion of the Court
Honorable Fred Hill Chairman Committee on Urban Affairs Texas House of Representatives P.O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78768-2910
Re: Whether the City of Austin has the authority to enact an ordinance prohibiting random drug testing by private employers within the city (RQ-526)
Dear Representative Hill:
You have asked this office to consider whether the City of Austin has the authority to enact an ordinance prohibiting random drug testing by private employers within the city.
The City of Austin, a home-rule city, has the same general legal powers as all home-rule cities under Texas law. The Texas…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- United States v. Carolene Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- State v. Community Distributors, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1974
- Nothdurft v. RossNew York Supreme Court · 1980
- Gawel v. Two Plus Two, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1981