Texas Open Meetings Act
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The Texas Open Meetings Act is a state law that requires governmental bodies in Texas to conduct their meetings transparently, with advance public notice and open access to deliberations and decisions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Texas Open Meetings Act canonical | 3 |
| Texas open meetings laws | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Texas statute
ⓘ
open meetings law ⓘ state transparency law ⓘ |
| allows | closed sessions for limited authorized purposes ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
counties in Texas
ⓘ
governmental bodies in Texas ⓘ municipalities in Texas ⓘ school districts in Texas ⓘ special districts in Texas ⓘ state agencies in Texas ⓘ |
| complements | open government principles in Texas ⓘ |
| contains |
exceptions for attorney-client consultations
ⓘ
exceptions for certain personnel matters ⓘ exceptions for certain security and law enforcement matters ⓘ exceptions for real property negotiations ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enforcedBy |
Texas Attorney General
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local prosecutors in Texas ⓘ |
| governs | use of electronic communications by governmental bodies when deliberating public business ⓘ |
| grants |
public right to address governmental bodies when allowed by policy
ⓘ
public right to attend open meetings ⓘ public right to notice of meetings ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Texas
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
administrative law
ⓘ
government transparency ⓘ |
| objective |
increase public confidence in government
ⓘ
promote accountability of public officials ⓘ |
| prohibits |
knowingly conspiring to circumvent open meeting requirements
ⓘ
secret deliberations by a quorum outside a properly noticed meeting ⓘ |
| providesFor |
civil remedies for violations
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criminal penalties for certain violations ⓘ voiding of actions taken in violation of the Act ⓘ |
| purpose |
ensure transparency in governmental decision-making
ⓘ
provide public access to governmental deliberations ⓘ require advance public notice of governmental meetings ⓘ |
| regulates |
deliberations by a quorum of a governmental body
ⓘ
quorum requirements for governmental bodies ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Texas Public Information Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
disclosure of meeting agendas
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identification of subjects to be discussed in the notice ⓘ open access to meetings to the public ⓘ posting of meeting notices ⓘ posting of notices within specified time frames before meetings ⓘ recording of minutes or recordings of meetings ⓘ |
| scope |
deliberations involving a quorum of a governmental body
ⓘ
meetings of governmental bodies where public business is discussed ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Texas open meetings laws
subject surface form:
Commissioners Court in Texas