Opinions
EAO-430. Relating to the permissibility of using political contributions
to pay a portion of the purchase price of a car as well as a portion of other
expenses incurred in operating and maintaining the car. (AOR-474)
SUMMARY
A candidate or officeholder may use political contributions to make expenditures
to purchase, operate, and maintain an asset with a combination of political
contributions and personal funds, but political contributions may not be used
to pay any costs attributable to personal use of the asset.
EAO-431. Whether a legislator may use state resources to gather legislative
information for use at a campaign fundraiser. (AOR-476)
SUMMARY
It is a misuse of state resources for a legislator to use legislative
staff members to gather information for use at a campaign fundraiser.
Questions on particular submissions should be addressed to the Texas Ethics
Commission, P.O. Box 12070, Capitol Station, Austin, Texas 78711-2070, (512)
463-5800.
TRD-200009034
Tom Harrison
Executive Director
Texas Ethics Commission
Filed: December 22, 2000