Opinion No.

The Honorable Allan B. Ritter Chair, Committee on Natural Resources Texas House of Representatives Post Office Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78768-2910

Re: Whether the conflict of interest provisions of chapter 171, Local Government Code, required two board members of the Uvalde County Underground Water Conservation District to disclose their respective interests and abstain from voting on a District rule (RQ-0853-GA)

Dear Representative Ritter:

The Uvaide County Underground Water Conservation District (the "District") is a groundwater conservation district subject to chapter 36 of the Water Code and…