Texas Ethics Commission

The Texas Ethics Commission was established in 1991 to "provide guidance on various public ethics laws" within the state of Texas. The agency is headquartered on the 10th Floor of the Sam Houston State Office Building at 201 East 14th Street in Austin. [" [http://www.ethics.state.tx.us/tec/contact.htm Contact Us] ." "Texas Ethics Commission". Accessed August 30, 2008.] [" [http://texinfo.library.unt.edu/texasregister/text/1992/1124ia.txt Issued in Austin, Texas, on November 9, 1992.] ." "University of North Texas". Accessed August 30, 2008.]

It was created by a state constitutional amendment voted on by the voters on November 5, 1991, Article III, Section 24a.cite web
title = Texas Ethics Commission
work = The Handbook of Texas Online
url = http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/TT/mdtkr.html
accessdate = 2007-03-08 ]

It consists of 8 members and legislators are excluded from serving. By the constitution, the ethics commission recommends the salaries of members of the Texas Legislature, the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. [ [http://www.ethics.state.tx.us/tec/duties.htm Constitutional and Statutory Duties ] ]

The legislature has also given the commission various other duties, including the filing of financial disclosure statements for government officials.

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External links

* [http://www.ethics.state.tx.us/ Texas Ethics Commission homepage]
* [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/TT/mdtkr.html Handbook of Texas Online]