Opinion No.

Honorable Galen Ray Sumrow Criminal District Attorney Rockwall County Courthouse Rockwall, Texas 75087

Re: Whether an individual may be employed as a chief deputy for a county tax assessor-collector and as an official court reporter for a county court (RQ-1690)

Dear Mr. Sumrow:

You state that the person employed by Rockwall County as the county tax assessor-collector's chief deputy was formerly the official court reporter for the Rockwall County Court. She would like to know whether it would be legally possible for her to hold both positions.

We will first consider whether article XVI, section 40…