Who does the government lawyer represent? According to this Texas Tribune story, different bodies within the University of Texas system are squabbling and that has led to some questions about who's the client.
"A University of Texas System regent’s extensive requests for records from the University of Texas at Austin have been a point of interest for higher-education observers and legislators, who have scrutinized the regents during the legislative session. But the requests have also triggered internal strife between the system and its flagship institution, according to emails between UT-Austin’s chief financial officer and the Board of Regents’ general counsel."
"“Although not trained in the law or legal ethics, I do understand that an attorney is prohibited from advising two clients with potentially adverse interests,” Hegarty wrote, further distancing himself from Frederick. “As such, I do not feel that the Board’s legal counsel can also serve as my counsel and that of the UT Austin campus.”