Opinion No.

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

Re: Validity of a regulation of the Texas Air National Guard that relates to "officers lacking in professional qualifications" (RQ-0197-JC)

Dear Representative Turner:

You request an opinion concerning the involuntary discharge of Major Robert H. Starks from the Texas Air National Guard in 1990. You state that Major Starks' discharge was apparently based upon provisions of the Texas Air National Guard…