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koine2002 wrote:

TexasJohnBoy wrote:Aren't most public colleges considered state agencies?

Even if they were I don't think it'd be binding. The AG is the chief prosecutor of the state. It would appear to function more as guideline for district attorneys' offices than it would really anything else. Of course, I could be completely wrong, too.

The AG is the chief legal officer of the state, with a great many responsibilities and functions, including advising state agencies. AG opinions are followed by state agencies and ordinarily persuasive at other entities, as they are usually carefully prepared by experienced professionals. Every now and then, a case will come along and the AG's opinion is not followed by the courts. Not often.

I don't believe the AG supervises DAs, not directly anyway. The DAs are independently elected and responsible on their own.

TexasJohnBoy wrote:Aren't most public colleges considered state agencies?

I don't think so. Not in the same category as the Supreme Court, DPS, DOT, the other bureaus. The Texas State Archives and Library Commission has a website which purports to list all Texas State Agencies. I did not find the universities listed there.

I'm not sure the AG is obliged to give an opinion. I'm pretty sure any such opinion is not binding, except maybe on state agencies. An opinion might be persuasive in courts in some circumstances, but not binding.