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.
Texas Ethics Commission
Opinions
AOR-284. The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked about the application of 
sec.572.052 of the Government Code, which deals with representation by 
legislators before state agencies. The specific question is whether sec.572.052 
prohibits a member of the legislature who is also a lawyer from representing a 
plaintiff in a case in which a defendant, an insurance company, is declared 
insolvent and the Texas Guaranty Association is charged with adjusting claims 
arising in Texas.
AOR-285. The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked to consider whether a member 
of the Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners may provide workshops for profit for 
licensed vocational nurses fulfilling their continuing
education requirement for license renewal.
AOR-286. The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked to consider whether a former 
employee of the Texas Real Estate Commission may be employed to teach real 
estate courses by an institution that is not regulated by the Real Estate 
Commission and whether the former employee may be employed as an instructor to 
prepare applicants for a real estate license for the licensing examination.
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 February 13, 1995
TRD-9501859
Sarah Woelk
Director, Advisory Opinions
Texas Ethics Commission
Filed: February 14, 1995