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.

Ethics Advisory Opinion
EAO-353(AOR-390). Whether a former employee of a state agency, as an employee of 
a private vendor, may sell equipment and services to the state agency. The 
former employee was personally involved in purchasing equipment for the agency 
from the private vendor. 
SUMMARY  Section 572.054(b) of the Government Code does not prohibit a former 
agency employee who worked on some specific purchasing decisions for an agency 
from performing work for a vendor in connection with other purchasing decisions 
by the agency. 
EAO-354 (AOR-391). Whether a member of the House of Representatives may rely on 
the exception set out in section 253.034(c) of the Election Code if the member 
intends to run for the Senate in a special election that has not yet been 
ordered but which will almost certainly be ordered and held during the 1997 
Legislative Session. 
SUMMARY A member of the House of Representatives who intends to run for the 
Senate in a special election that has not yet been ordered but which will almost 
certainly be ordered and held during the 1997 Legislative Session may rely on 
the exception set out in sec.253.034(c)(1) of the Election Code.  
EAO-355 (AOR-392). Whether an incorporated association may offer members of the 
legislature world wide web home pages and related services during the 
legislative session. 
SUMMARY  An incorporated association may offer members of the legislature world 
wide web home pages and related services during the legislative session if the 
services are donated to directly communicate with the members with the intent to 
influence legislative action, and are properly reported by a registered 
lobbyist.  
Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 18, 1996.
TRD-9618414
Tom Harrison
Executive Director
Texas Ethics Commission
Filed: December 19, 1996