Opinion No.

Office of the Attorney General — State of Texas John Cornyn The Honorable Tim Curry Criminal District Attorney 401 West Belknap Street Fort Worth, Texas 76196-0201

Re: Whether a purchase from jail-commissary proceeds is subject to statutory competitive procurement requirements (RQ-0052-JC)

Dear Mr. Curry:

This office determined in Attorney General Opinion MW-439 that a purchase made with jail-commissary proceeds is subject to competitive procurement requirements. Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. No.MW-439 (1982) at 4. After that opinion was issued, the legislature adopted section 351.0415 of the Local…