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 Requests
AOR-317. The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked to consider whether a 
legislator may received payment from a law firm for services performed before 
the legislator held public office. The payments in question are for services 
provided to the law firm to assist the law firm in entering into a contract with 
a school district.
AOR-318. The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked whether a judge may use 
campaign funds to pay for social events sponsored by a local bar association.
AOR-319. The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked to consider the meaning of 
the phrase "a particular matter in which the former officer or employee 
participated" in the Government Code, sec.572.054(b). The specific question is 
whether a former employee of a state agency "participated" in a matter he was 
unaware of during his tenure at the state agency if the employees who had 
personal involvement with the matter were subordinate to him in the agency 
personnel hierarchy.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on September 29, 1995.
TRD-9512558
Lucia Dodson
Executive Assistant
Texas Ethics Commission
Filed: October 3, 1995