Texas AG Rules on Legal Expenses for Administrator that Files Action for Defamation PDF Print E-mail

8/15/11

Last Friday, Texas Attorney General Opinion No. GA--0878 (2011) was issued on "Authority of an independent school district to defray the legal expenses of an administrator who files an action for defamation."

The Summary to the Opinion states,

"An independent school district may not defray the legal expenses of an administrator who files an action for defamation."

To read the opinion, click on the link below.

 https://www.oag.state.tx.us/opinions/opinions/50abbott/op/2011/htm/ga-0878.htm