ATTORNEY GENERAL

Requests for Opinions

RQ-0529-KP

Requestor:

The Honorable Paul Bettencourt

Chair, Senate Committee on Local Government

Texas State Senate

Post Office Box 12068

Austin, Texas 78711-2068

Re: Whether a county has authority to enact a guaranteed income program and whether such a program would violate article III, section 52(a) of the Texas Constitution (RQ-0529-KP)

Briefs requested by January 31, 2024

For further information, please access the website at www.texasattorneygeneral.gov or call the Opinion Committee at (512) 463-2110.

TRD-202400223

Justin Gordon

General Counsel

Office of the Attorney General

Filed: January 23, 2024