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 Requests
AOR-261. The Ethics Commission has been asked to consider whether the revolving 
door provisions in the Government Code, sec.572.054, apply to former employees 
of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.
AOR-262. The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked whether the Election Code, 
sec.253.034, which places a moratorium on certain political contributions before 
and during the regular legislative session, applies to a member of the State 
Board of Education.
AOR-263. The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked to consider whether a member 
of the Texas Legislature may "accept the gratis use of legislative district 
office space in a county-owned building offered by Resolution of the County 
Commissioners of a county within the district the legislator represents."
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 November 23, 1994.
TRD-9451361
Sarah Woelk
Director, Advisory Opinions
Texas Ethics Commission
Filed: November 23, 1994

Opinions
EAO-232 (AOR-260). Applicability of revolving door provisions of the Government 
Code to a former officer or employee of a regulatory agency representing a 
nonprofit entity or governmental body.
Summary of Opinion.
The revolving door provisions of the Government Code do not prohibit a former 
officer or employee of a regulatory agency from working for a nonprofit entity 
or governmental body after ceasing employment with the agency. Nor does it 
prohibit a former officer or employee of a regulatory agency from performing 
work for a law firm on behalf of a nonprofit entity or governmental body. 
Government Code, sec.572.054 does not prohibit a former employee of a state 
agency from communicating to the legislature in regard to statutes affecting the 
agency.
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 November 17, 1994.
TRD-9451362
Sarah Woelk
Director, Advisory Opinions
Texas Ethics Commission
Filed: November 23, 1994