Opinion No.

Honorable James F Hury, Jr. Chairman Ways and Means Committee Texas House of Representatives P.O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78768-2910

Re: Authority of a commissioners court to designate an agent to invest county funds (RQ-227)

Dear Representative Hury:

You have requested our opinion on a number of questions involving the investment of county funds. You first ask whether the commissioners court may remove the county treasurer from the investment process

Section 116.112 of the Local Government Code provides:(a) The commissioners court may direct the county treasurer to withdraw any county funds…