Opinion No.

Office of the Attorney General — State of Texas John Cornyn The Honorable Patricia Gray Chair, House Committee on Public Health Texas House of Representatives P.O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78768-2910

Re: Whether a building owned and operated by a municipal hospital authority, but leased in part to a private business, is subject to the exclusive public use requirement of article XI, section 9 of the Texas Constitution, and related questions (RQ-0547-JC)

Dear Representative Gray:

On behalf of the Tomball Hospital Authority (the "Authority"), a municipal hospital authority operating a regional…