Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFPKEOFTHEATTORNEY GENERAL. STATE OFTEXAS JOHN CORNYN November 16, 1999 The Honorable Florence Shapiro Opinion No. JC-0144 Chair, Committee on State Affairs Texas State Senate Re: Interpretation of section 143.073, Local P.O. Box 12068 Government Code (RQ-0006-K) Austin, Texas 78711 Dear Senator Shapiro: You have asked this office to consider a particular statute, section 143.073(a) of the Local Government Code, which requires that police and tire fighters injured in the line of duty receive full pay while incapacitated, in the light of a dispute between the City of Plano, Texas (the “City”)…