Opinion No.

Honorable David H. Cain Chairman Committee on Transportation Texas House of Representatives P.O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78769

Re: Whether article III, section 18, or article XVI, section 40, of the Texas Constitution prohibits a member of the Texas House of Representatives from being employed by the Brazos Transit System, a recipient of federal funds

Dear Representative Cain:

You ask whether a member of the House of Representatives may be employed as executive director by the Brazos Transit System, a recipient of state-administered federal grant funds under section 18 of the Urban Mass. Transit…