Opinion No.

Office of the Attorney General — State of Texas John Cornyn The Honorable René O. Oliveira Chair, House Committee on Ways and Means Texas House of Representatives P.O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78768-2910

Re: Whether the Texas Department of Public Safety has authority to establish and administer a training and safety program for off-road dirt bikes (RQ-0364-JC)

Dear Representative Oliveira:

You have requested our opinion as to whether the Texas Department of Public Safety (the "DPS") may regulate courses of instruction in the operation of off-road dirt bikes. For the reasons set forth below, we…