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 [0]

06/20/07 Reply and Request for Briefs: Attorney General [0]

07/19/07 Supplemental request (RQ-0605-GA): Rep. Will Hartnett [0]

07/20/07 Brief: Speaker Tom Craddick [0]

07/20/07 Brief: Rep. Warren Chisum [0]

07/20/07 Brief: Parliamentarian Terry Keel [0]

07/23/07 Brief: Former Speaker Rayford Price [0]

07/25/07 Brief: Rep. Dan Flynn [0]

07/31/07 Brief: Common Cause [0]

08/01/07 Brief: Texas Progressive Alliance [0]

08/03/07 Brief: Rep. Charlie Geren et al [0]

08/03/07 Brief: Rep. Jodie Laubenberg [0]

08/03/07 Brief: Rep. Leo Berman et al [0]

08/03/07 Brief: Rep. Bill Callegari [0]

08/03/07 Brief: Rep. Jim Pitts [0]

08/03/07 Statement: Craddick on filings of 08/03/07 [0]

08/03/07 Supplemental brief: Parliamentarian Terry Keel [0]

08/03/07 Letter: Rep. Jim Dunnam [0]

08/03/07 Brief: Rep. Brian McCall [0]

08/08/07 Supplemental brief: Speaker Tom Craddick [0]

08/09/07 Letter: Rep. Charlie Geren [0]

08/10/07 Letter: Parliamentarian Terry Keel [0]

08/20/07 Memo: Rep. Jim Dunnam on Abbott and Craddick [0]