Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s office has issued an opinion this morning saying Dallas County commissioners do not have the authority to hire an attorney to represent the county in civil matters over the objection of Dallas district attorney Craig Watkins.
Instead, state law clearly gives the district attorney, not the commissioners, the power to chose an outside attorney. Watkins could be barred from doing so if ethics rules indicate he has a conflict of interest, but the county cannot … [visit site to read more]
