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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 3. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH |
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Subtitle C. LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES |
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Chapter 323. TEXAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
Sec. 323.017. CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS
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Communications, including conversations, correspondence, and electronic communications, between a member of the legislature or the lieutenant governor and an assistant or employee of the council that relate to a request by the official for information, advice, or opinions from an assistant or employee of the council are confidential. Information, advice, and opinions given privately by an assistant or employee of the council to a member of the legislature, or the lieutenant governor, acting in the person's official capacity, are confidential. However, the member or lieutenant governor may choose to disclose all or a part of the communications, information, advice, or opinions to which this section applies, and such a disclosure does not violate the law of this state.