Opinion No.

Office of the Attorney General — State of Texas John Cornyn The Honorable Russell W. Malm Midland County Attorney 200 West Wall Street, Suite 104 Midland, Texas 79701

Re: Whether the presence of a nonvoting member counts in determining a quorum of an appraisal district board, and related questions (RQ-0559-JC)

Dear Mr. Malm:

You ask three questions relating to the authority of a nonvoting member of an appraisal district board. For the reasons set forth below, we conclude that, pursuant to sections 6.03 and 6.04 of the Tax Code, a nonvoting director should be counted in determining whether a…