Requests for Opinions
RQ-0646-KP
Requestor:
The Honorable Charles Schwertner
Chair, Senate Committee on Business and Commerce
Texas State Senate
Post Office Box 12068
Austin, Texas 78711-2068
Re: Municipal authority to regulate residential energy backup systems (RQ-0646-KP)
Briefs requested by July 14, 2026
RQ-0647-KP
Requestor:
The Honorable Cecil Bell, Jr.
Chair, House Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
Texas House of Representatives
Post Office Box 2910
Austin, Texas 78768-2910
Re: Whether a county treasurer may receive compensation as appointed legal counsel in the county in which he or she serves as county treasurer (RQ-0647-KP)
Briefs requested by July 14, 2026
For further information, please access the website at www.texasattorneygeneral.gov or call the Opinion Committee at (512) 463-2110.
TRD-202602464
Justin Gordon
General Counsel
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: June 16, 2026
Opinions
Opinion No. KP-0520
The Honorable Bob Hall
Chair, Senate Committee on Administration
Texas State Senate
Post Office Box 12068
Austin, Texas 78711-2068
Re: Whether an amusement machine is considered a gambling device under the Texas Penal Code when the machine offers both chance-based and skill-based game modes (RQ-0637-KP)
S U M M A R Y
An amusement machine that offers both a chance-based game mode as well as a skill-based mode is a gambling device under Penal Code Chapter 47 so long as chance plays any role in determining whether the player receives something of value, regardless of the presence of skill.
For further information, please access the website at www.texasattorneygeneral.gov or call the Opinion Committee at (512) 463-2110.
TRD-202602465
Justin Gordon
General Counsel
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: June 16, 2026