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.

Opinions
EAO-397. Whether the revolving door provision in Government Code section 
572.054(b) applies to a former employee of a regulatory agency who, as an agency 
employee, participated in choosing a contractor to perform a feasibility study 
on a project. The former employee's current employer has contracted to perform 
an environmental study in connection with the same project. (AOR-435).
SUMMARY. Separate contracts are separate "matters" for purposes of the revolving 
door provision in Government Code section 572.054(b). The conclusion that a 
specific work activity constitutes "participation in" one matter, however, does 
not necessarily preclude the conclusion that the same work also constitutes 
"participation in" another matter. 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.
TRD-9808540
Tom Harrison
Executive Director
Texas Ethics Commission
Filed: May 26, 1998