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
EAO-301 (AOR-335) Whether a corporation may make contributions to a candidate 
for county chair of a political party.
Summary of Opinion. Title 15 of the Election Code does not prohibit a 
corporation from making contributions to a candidate for county chair of a 
political party.
EAO-302 (AOR-337) Whether the primary election and the general election are 
considered separate elections for purposes of the expenditure and reimbursement 
limits in the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act.
Summary of Opinion. For purposes of the limits on expenditures and reimbursement 
of personal funds in the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act, the primary election 
and the general election are considered separate elections.
EAO-303 (AOR-338) Whether a retired judge who hears cases by assignment may use 
the title "Judge" in political advertising or campaign communications.
Summary of Opinion. The use of the title "Judge" by a retired judge who sits by 
assignment does not, by itself, represent that the former judge holds an office 
he does not hold.
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.
Issued in Austin, Texas, February 9, 1996.
TRD-9602107
Tom Harrison
Executive Director
Texas Ethics Commission
Filed: February 14, 1996