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.

Ethics Advisory Opinion Requests
AOR-309. The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked to consider whether former 
commissioners and executive directors of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation 
Commission may represent persons in certain permitting matters filed with the 
TNRCC after the commissioner or executive director left the agency.
AOR-310. The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked to consider the 
circumstances in which a judge may use political contributions to pay the costs 
of defending a lawsuit.
AOR-311. The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked to consider whether section 
572.054 prohibits a former member of the Texas Commission on Fire Protection 
from serving on certain advisory committees that recommend rule changes to the 
commission.
AOR-312. The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked to consider whether Title 15 
of the Texas Election Code governs contributions or expenditures made by a Texas 
corporation relating to an election held in another state.
AOR-313. The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked to consider whether a 
retired senior judge who sits on cases by assignment may use surplus political 
contributions to pay for continuing legal education.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on August 30, 1995.
TRD-9510983
Lucia Dodson
Executive Assistant
Texas Ethics Commission
Filed: August 30, 1995