Opinion No.

Honorable Bob Bullock Comptroller of Public Accounts L.B.J. State Office Building Austin, Texas 78774

Re: Authority of Racing Commission members to delegate duties, and authority of Racing Commission to contract with Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (RQ-1390)

Dear Mr. Bullock:

You ask several questions about the Texas Racing Commission,1 which regulates greyhound racing and horse racing in Texas. V.T.C.S. art. 179e. You first ask a series of questions about the authority of commission members to delegate their duties.

The Racing Act, V.T.C.S. art. 179e, § 2.02, provides that the…