TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION
The Texas Ethics Commission is authorized by Government Code, sec.571.091, to 
issue advisory opinions in regard to the following statutes: the Government 
Code, Chapter 302; the Government Code, Chapter 305; the Government Code, 
Chapter 572; the Election Code, Title 15; the Penal Code, Chapter 36; and the 
Penal Code, Chapter 39.
Requests for copies of the full text of opinions or questions on particular 
submissions should be addressed to the Office of the Texas Ethics Commission, 
P.O. Box 12070, Austin, Texas 78711-2070, (512) 463-5800.

Texas Ethics Commission
Opinions
AOR-254. The Ethics Commission has been asked to consider the following 
questions:
1. May a member of the legislature serve on the board of directors of a 
nonprofit agency?
2. May the member of the legislature vote on a bill that appropriates funds to 
or otherwise affects the nonprofit agency?
3. May the legislator accept reimbursement of expenses for attending board 
meetings if the reimbursement is paid from non-state sources?
4. May the legislator accept a dinner provided at board meetings if the dinners 
are paid for from non-state sources?
AOR-255. The Ethics Commission has been asked to consider whether a lawyer who 
was previously a regular employee of a state agency may independently contract 
with the agency to perform work as a hearings examiner.
Questions on particular submissions should be addressed to the Texas Ethics 
Commission, P.O. Box 12070, Austin, Texas 78711-2070, (512) 463-5800.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 20, 1994.
TRD-9448301
Sarah Woelk
Director, Advisory Opinions
Texas Ethics Commission
Filed: September 20, 1994