Legal Opinion
Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided July 2, 2016No. KP-0093Published
1Opinion of the Court
KEN PAXTON ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS May 27, 2016 The Honorable Jane Nelson Opinion No. KP-0093 Chair, Committee on Finance Texas State Senate Re: Whether an institution of higher Post Office Box 12068 education may enter into a contract with a Austin, Texas 78711 business entity in which an institution's board member has an interest (RQ-0081-KP) Dear Senator Nelson: You ask whether "an institution of higher education may enter into a contract with a business entity in which· an institution's board member has an interest." 1 You explain that during its 2015 session, the Legislature enacted…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Acker v. Texas Water CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1990
- City of Dallas v. MitchellTexas Supreme Court · 1994
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- Deutsch v. WolffMissouri Court of Appeals · 1999