Lawmakers asked Attorney General Greg Abbott — in two different rounds — about the powers and duties of the Speaker and the House and how and whether to conduct elections and coups. And here are the requests and the shower of legal briefs that followed:
Briefs and other documents from the inquiry over the powers of the Speaker of the House:
06/18/07 Request for Opinion (RQ-0589-GA): Reps. Jim Keffer and Byron Cook
06/20/07 Reply and Request for Briefs: Attorney General
07/19/07 Supplemental request (RQ-0605-GA): Rep. Will Hartnett
07/20/07 Brief: Speaker Tom Craddick
07/20/07 Brief: Rep. Warren Chisum
07/20/07 Brief: Parliamentarian Terry Keel
07/23/07 Brief: Former Speaker Rayford Price
07/25/07 Brief: Rep. Dan Flynn
08/01/07 Brief: Texas Progressive Alliance
08/03/07 Brief: Rep. Charlie Geren et al
08/03/07 Brief: Rep. Jodie Laubenberg
08/03/07 Brief: Rep. Leo Berman et al
08/03/07 Brief: Rep. Bill Callegari
08/03/07 Brief: Rep. Jim Pitts
08/03/07 Statement: Craddick on filings of 08/03/07
08/03/07 Supplemental brief: Parliamentarian Terry Keel
08/03/07 Letter: Rep. Jim Dunnam
08/03/07 Brief: Rep. Brian McCall
08/08/07 Supplemental brief: Speaker Tom Craddick
08/09/07 Letter: Rep. Charlie Geren
08/10/07 Letter: Parliamentarian Terry Keel
08/20/07 Memo: Rep. Jim Dunnam on Abbott and Craddick
