AOR-544. The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked to consider whether a candidate for speaker of the Texas House of Representatives may expend campaign funds to employ the services of a professional fundraiser.
The Texas Ethics Commission is authorized by §571.091 of the Government Code to issue advisory opinions in regard to the following statutes: (1) Chapter 572, Government Code; (2) Chapter 302, Government Code; (3) Chapter 303, Government Code; (4) Chapter 305, Government Code; (5) Chapter 2004, Government Code; (6) Title 15, Election Code; (7) Chapter 159, Local Government Code; (8) Chapter 36, Penal Code; and (9) Chapter 39, Penal Code.
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-200803696
Natalia Luna Ashley
General Counsel
Texas Ethics Commission
Filed: July 21, 2008