Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided October 3, 2005Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Carlos I. Uresti Chair, Committee on Government Reform Texas House of Representatives Post Office Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78768-2910
Re: Whether a provision of a home-rule city charter regulating dual office holding is inconsistent with article XVI, section 40 of the Texas Constitution to the extent the charter provision prohibits a municipal judge from serving as justice of the peace (RQ-0335-GA)
Dear Representative Uresti:
You ask whether a provision of a home-rule city charter regulating dual office holding is inconsistent with article XVI, section 40 of the Texas Constitution to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gaal v. TownsendTexas Supreme Court · 1890
- Hickman v. City of DallasDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1979
- Barnett v. City of Plainview, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1993
- Lipscomb v. RandallCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1999
- City of Alamo v. Garcia, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1997
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