Opinion No.

Honorable James Warren Smith, Jr. County Attorney Frio County P. O. Box V Pearsall, Texas 78061

Re: Authority of county to reimburse county sheriff with public monies for personal loans incurred in conducting county-wide drug investigations

Dear Mr. Smith:

As we understand the facts relating to your request for an opinion, the sheriff of Frio County, with the approval of the Frio County Commissioners Court, hired an undercover agent to investigate the traffic of drugs in the county. However, the county budget at the time contained no funds to finance the operation insofar as the purchase of…