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GA-0970

Texas Attorney General Opinion

Act of sending letter requesting restitution damages based upon unadjudicated claim for breach of grant contract will not, by itself, establish debt to the state for purposes of Government Code section 403.055|A debt to the state, for purposes of Government Code section 403.055 the act of sending letter requesting restitution damages based upon unadjudicated claim for breach of grant contract will not by itself establish|Existence of a debt to the state under Government Code section 403.055, if specific contract terms that create an agreement between the state and grantee establish a debt, the Commission on Environmental Quality can allege the existence of a debt by statutory reference or if the Commission can establish the debt by some other lawfully effective means, the Commission could establish the|Report person to Comptroller as indebted to state under Government Code subsection 403.055(f), until Commission has provided grantees with due process, including opportunity to contest amount or existence of contract breach, Commission may not

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