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 Opinion Request 
AOR-405. The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked whether a judge subject to 
the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act may accept a seminar sponsor's offer for the 
judge to attend the seminar at no cost. 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on April 29, 1997.
TRD-9705707
Tom Harrison
Executive Director
Texas Ethics Commission
Filed: April 30, 1997
Ethics Commission Opinions 

EAO-365. Application of Government Code, sec.572.054(b) to a former employee of 
the Department of Transportation. (AOR-402) 
Summary. A former employee of the Department of Transportation who participated 
in the matter of the acquisition of a specific piece of property may not 
represent a private business entity or receive compensation from a private 
business entity for services in regard to the department's acquisition of the 
same piece of property. 
The matter of assuring compliance with an agency rule or policy is not part of 
the same matter as the matter of drafting or adopting the agency rule or policy. 
EAO-366. Whether a Senator's legislative aide may post information on a World 
Wide Web page on the Internet if the Web page is supported by political 
contributions and by gifts from lobbyists. (AOR-403) 
Summary. The laws governing political contributions and lobby expenditures do 
not limit the use of state resources for a state purpose simply because 
political contributions and lobby gifts are also used to support that state 
purpose. 
EAO-367. Whether the policyholders of an Ohio domestic mutual insurance company 
are "members" of the insurance company for purposes of sec.253.100(b) of the 
Texas Election Code. (AOR-404) 
Summary. An Ohio domestic mutual insurance company may make expenditures to 
solicit contributions from its policyholders to its Texas general-purpose 
political committee.  
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 April 29, 1997.
TRD-9705621
Tom Harrison
Executive Director
Texas Ethics Commission
Filed: April 29, 1997