Opinion No.

The Honorable Bill Ratliff Chair, Finance Committee Texas State Senate P.O. Box 12068 Austin, Texas 78711-2068

Re: Whether the City of Longview is authorized to transfer city-owned property to the University of Texas for the purpose of establishing a university campus (RQ-922)

Dear Senator Ratliff:

You ask whether the City of Longview (the "city") is authorized to transfer city-owned property to the University of Texas System ("UT") for the purpose of establishing a UT campus. We understand that in a 1979 bond election, the voters of the city approved a proposition authorizing a bond issuance…