Texas Attorney General Opinion: JM-129 Page: 3 of 3
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Mr. Kenneth H. Ashworth - Page 3 (JM-129)
conflict with those of the junior college trustees. A trustee who
also served as county commissioner might let county policy influence
his vote on consent under section 2.04 of the Education Code, thus
subordinating the junior college district's interests to the county's.
Furthermore, since the boundaries of the district and the county
are coterminous, the potential for other conflict always exists. For
all of these reasons, one person may not serve as Trustee of Dallas
County Community College and at the same time serve as Dallas County
Commissioner.
SUMMARY
The common law doctrine of incompatibility
prevents a trustee of Dallas County Community
College from simultaneously serving as Dallas
County Commissioner.
Vertruly your
JIM MATTOX
Attorney General of Texas
TOM GREEN
First Assistant Attorney General
DAVID R. RICHARDS
Executive Assistant Attorney General
Prepared by Susan L. Garrison
Assistant Attorney General
APPROVED:
OPINION COMMITTEE
Rick Gilpin, Chairman
Jon Bible
Colin Carl
Susan Garrison
Jim Moellinger
Nancy Sutton
Bruce Youngbloodp. 549
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: JM-129, text, February 23, 1984; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth272569/m1/3/?q=%221984~%22&rotate=270: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.