Requests for Opinions
RQ-0632-KP
Requestor:
The Honorable Bob Hall
Chair, Senate Committee on Administration
Texas State Senate
Post Office Box 12068
Austin, Texas 78711-2068
Re: Regarding the legality of activities of election inspectors and poll watchers (RQ-0632-KP)
RQ-0633-KP
Requestor:
The Honorable Matthew A. Mills
Hood County Attorney
1200 West Pearl Street
Granbury, Texas 76048
Re: Whether Hood County may declare a moratorium on industrial development (RQ-0633-KP)
Briefs requested by March 26, 2026
RQ-0634-KP
Requestor:
The Honorable Edgar J. Garrett, Jr.
Delta County Attorney
Post Office Box 462
Cooper, Texas 75432
Re: County authority to impose moratoria on certain energy and data facilities (RQ-0634-KP)
Briefs requested by March 25, 2026
RQ-0635-KP
Requestor:
The Honorable Sarah Stogner
143rd Judicial District Attorney
Post Office Box 510
Monahans, Texas 79756
Re: Regarding voting residency of shift-work EMS personnel in Loving County (RQ-0635-KP)
Briefs requested by April 3, 2026
RQ-0636-KP
Requestor:
Mr. Patrick Kieschnick
San Patricio County Auditor
1301 East Sinton Street, Unit C
Sinton, Texas 78387
Re: Regarding what constitutes a "grave public necessity" under the Local Government Code to amend a county budget (RQ-0636-KP)
Briefs requested by April 13, 2026
For further information, please access the website at www.texasattorneygeneral.gov or call the Opinion Committee at (512) 463-2110.
TRD-202601279
Justin Gordon
General Counsel
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: March 17, 2026
Opinions
Opinion No. KP-0518
Mr. Darrel D. Spinks
Executive Director
Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council
1801 Congress Avenue, Suite 7.300
Austin, Texas 78701
Re: Interpretation of "health care provider" under Tex. Health & Safety Code §161.701(2) and associated issues (RQ-0605-KP)
S U M M A R Y
The definition of a "health care provider" in subsection 161.701(2) of the Health and Safety Code unambiguously encompasses the professions regulated by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council. Any licensee that facilitates the provision of unlawful procedures or treatments that aim to transition a child's sex are thus forbidden from receiving public money in support of those efforts and, separately, risk revocation of their licenses to practice.
Opinion No. KP-0519
The Honorable Bob Hall
Chair, Senate Committee on Administration
Texas State Senate
Post Office Box 12068
Austin, Texas 78711-2068
Re: Regarding the legality of activities of election inspectors and poll watchers (RQ-0632-KP)
S U M M A R Y
State inspectors are not prohibited, as a matter of law, from taking photographs and videos while observing election activities. Neither are poll watchers prohibited, as a matter of law, from observing election activities related to mail-in ballots.
For further information, please access the website at www.texasattorneygeneral.gov or call the Opinion Committee at (512) 463-2110.
TRD-202601280
Justin Gordon
General Counsel
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: March 17, 2026