(a) The counsellor may not:
- (1) have a direct or indirect interest in a gas utility company regulated under this subtitle; or
- (2) provide legal services directly or indirectly to or be employed in any capacity by a gas utility company regulated under this subtitle, its parent, or its subsidiary companies, corporations, or cooperatives.
- (b) The prohibition under Subsection (a) applies during the period of the counsellor's service and until the first anniversary of the date the counsellor ceases to serve as counsellor.
- (c) This section does not prohibit a person from otherwise engaging in the private practice of law after the person ceases to serve as counsellor.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.