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.

AOR Number 387 
The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked about the information required to be 
included on a campaign finance report under "total principal amount of all 
outstanding loans as of the last day of the reporting period." The specific 
question is whether the total reported should included personal funds that the 
candidate has used for campaign or officeholder purposes and for which the 
candidate may reimburse himself from political contributions.
AOR Number 388 
The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked to consider whether sec.253.162 of 
the Election Code, which places limits on a judicial candidate's or 
officeholder's use of political contributions to repay loans to certain 
relatives, applies to loans made before the effective date of the Judicial 
Campaign Fairness Act.   
The Texas Ethics Commission is authorized by sec.571.091 of the Government Code 
to issue advisory opinions in regard to the following statutes: (1) Chapter 572, 
Government Code; (2) Chapter 302, Government Code; (3) Chapter 305, Government 
Code; (4) Title 15, Election Code; (5) Chapter 36, Penal Code; and (6) Chapter 
39, Penal Code.  
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, on November 7, 1996.
TRD-9616444
Tom Harrison
Executive Director
Texas Ethics Commission
Filed: November 13, 1996