Sec. 571.096. OPINION BY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. (a) The authority of the commission to issue an advisory opinion does not affect the authority of the attorney general to issue an opinion as authorized by law.
(b) In issuing an opinion under this subchapter, the commission shall consider the opinions issued by the State Ethics Advisory Commission and the secretary of state that are not overruled by statute or rule of the commission.
(c) The commission shall rely on opinions issued by the attorney general and the courts of this state.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics
Chapter 571 - Texas Ethics Commission
Subchapter D. Advisory Opinions
Section 571.091. Opinion to Be Given on Request
Section 571.092. Deadline for Opinion; Extension
Section 571.093. Protection of Identity of Requestor or Affected Person
Section 571.094. Opinion Issued on Initiative of Commission
Section 571.095. Maintenance of Opinions; Summary
Section 571.096. Opinion by Other Governmental Entity
Section 571.097. Defenses: Reliance on Advisory Opinion; Commission's Failure to Issue Opinion