Tex. Government Code § 81.092
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 81.092, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 81.092. COMMITTEE OPINIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) The committee shall, either on its own initiative or when requested to do so by a member of the state bar, express its opinion on the propriety of professional conduct other than on a question pending before a court of this state.
(b) Except as provided by Section 81.093, an opinion requires the concurrence of a quorum of the committee members.
(c) Committee opinions are not binding on the supreme court.
(d) As far as possible, the committee must disclose the rationale for its opinion and shall indicate whether it is based on ethical consideration or on disciplinary rules.
(e) The committee shall adopt rules it considers appropriate relating to the procedures to be used in expressing opinions. Rules adopted under this subsection take effect when approved by the supreme court.
(b) Except as provided by Section 81.093, an opinion requires the concurrence of a quorum of the committee members.
(c) Committee opinions are not binding on the supreme court.
(d) As far as possible, the committee must disclose the rationale for its opinion and shall indicate whether it is based on ethical consideration or on disciplinary rules.
(e) The committee shall adopt rules it considers appropriate relating to the procedures to be used in expressing opinions. Rules adopted under this subsection take effect when approved by the supreme court.
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