Legal Opinion

Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided August 20, 2003Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable James L. Anderson, Jr. Aransas County Attorney 301 North Live Oak Street Rockport, Texas 78382

Re: Whether a county commissioner may lease real property from the county (RQ-0019-GA)

Dear Mr. Anderson:

You ask several questions about whether an Aransas County Commissioner may lease real property from Aransas County. These questions seek to clarify the relationship between the statutory oath of office for county judges and commissioners in section81.002 of the Local Government Code, which prohibits a county judge or commissioner from having an interest in a contract with the county,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Meyers v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
  2. Hutchins v. MastersonTexas Supreme Court · 1877
  3. City of Edinburg v. EllisTexas Commission of Appeals · 1933
  4. Delta Electric Construction Co. v. City of San AntonioCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1969
  5. Bexar County v. WentworthCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964

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