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.
Advisory Opinions Requests
AOR-314. The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked about the type of 
solicitation costs a corporation may pay under the Election Code, 
sec.253.100(b). The request letters asks about costs in connection with a golf 
tournament, and barbecue lunch, and a t-shirt sale.
AOR-315. The treasurer of a specific-purpose political committee for supporting 
a judge has asked whether it is permissible to contribute its remaining funds to 
the judge for his current campaign so that the committee may dissolve.
AOR-316. The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked to consider whether the 
Penal Code, sec.36.08, prohibits city employees from accepting a group discount 
at a day care facility that the city has designated as a preferred childcare 
provider. Generally, childcare facilities are regulated in some way by the city.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 21, 1995.
TRD-9512179
Lucia Dodson
Executive Assistant
Texas Ethics Commission
Filed: September 22, 1995