Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided December 8, 1986Published
1Opinion of the Court
Honorable David T. Garcia Brooks County Attorney P.O. Box 557 Falfurrias, Texas 78355
Re: Constitutionality of article 5996a, V.T.C.S., the nepotism statute
Dear Mr. Garcia:
You ask several questions about the nepotism statute, article 5996a, V.T.C.S., which provides:
No officer of this State nor any officer of any district, county, city, precinct, school district, or other municipal subdivision of this State, nor any officer or member of any State district, county, city, school district or other municipal board, or judge of any court, created by or under authority of any General or Special Law…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- McBride v. ClaytonTexas Supreme Court · 1942
- Pena v. Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Fry v. TuckerTexas Supreme Court · 1947
- Dwight O. Brockert, Jr. v. Joel Skornicka, Mayor, and the City of Madison, Wisconsin, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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