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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 551.001. Definitions - Sec. 551.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Closed meeting" means...
Section 551.0015. Certain Property Owners' Associations Subject to Law - Sec. 551.0015. CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS SUBJECT TO LAW. (a)...
Section 551.002. Open Meetings Requirement - Sec. 551.002. OPEN MEETINGS REQUIREMENT. Every regular, special, or called...
Section 551.003. Legislature - Sec. 551.003. LEGISLATURE. In this chapter, the legislature is exercising...
Section 551.0035. Attendance by Governmental Body at Legislative Committee or Agency Meeting - Sec. 551.0035. ATTENDANCE BY GOVERNMENTAL BODY AT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE OR...
Section 551.004. Open Meetings Required by Charter - Sec. 551.004. OPEN MEETINGS REQUIRED BY CHARTER. This chapter does...
Section 551.005. Open Meetings Training - Sec. 551.005. OPEN MEETINGS TRAINING. (a) Each elected or appointed...
Section 551.006. Written Electronic Communications Accessible to Public - Sec. 551.006. WRITTEN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ACCESSIBLE TO PUBLIC. (a) A...
Section 551.007. Public Testimony - Sec. 551.007. PUBLIC TESTIMONY. (a) This section applies only to...
Subchapter B. Record of Open Meeting
Section 551.021. Minutes or Recording of Open Meeting Required - Sec. 551.021. MINUTES OR RECORDING OF OPEN MEETING REQUIRED. (a)...
Section 551.022. Minutes and Recordings of Open Meeting: Public Record - Sec. 551.022. MINUTES AND RECORDINGS OF OPEN MEETING: PUBLIC RECORD....
Section 551.023. Recording of Meeting by Person in Attendance - Sec. 551.023. RECORDING OF MEETING BY PERSON IN ATTENDANCE. (a)...
Subchapter C. Notice of Meetings
Section 551.041. Notice of Meeting Required - Sec. 551.041. NOTICE OF MEETING REQUIRED. A governmental body shall...
Section 551.0411. Meeting Notice Requirements in Certain Circumstances - Sec. 551.0411. MEETING NOTICE REQUIREMENTS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. (a) Section...
Section 551.0415. Governing Body of Municipality or County: Reports About Items of Community Interest Regarding Which No Action Will Be Taken - Sec. 551.0415. GOVERNING BODY OF MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY: REPORTS ABOUT...
Section 551.042. Inquiry Made at Meeting - Sec. 551.042. INQUIRY MADE AT MEETING. (a) If, at a...
Section 551.043. Time and Accessibility of Notice; General Rule - Sec. 551.043. TIME AND ACCESSIBILITY OF NOTICE; GENERAL RULE. (a)...
Section 551.044. Exception to General Rule: Governmental Body With Statewide Jurisdiction - Sec. 551.044. EXCEPTION TO GENERAL RULE: GOVERNMENTAL BODY WITH STATEWIDE...
Section 551.045. Exception to General Rule: Notice of Emergency Meeting or Emergency Addition to Agenda - Sec. 551.045. EXCEPTION TO GENERAL RULE: NOTICE OF EMERGENCY MEETING...
Section 551.046. Exception to General Rule: Committee of Legislature - Sec. 551.046. EXCEPTION TO GENERAL RULE: COMMITTEE OF LEGISLATURE. The...
Section 551.047. Special Notice to News Media of Emergency Meeting or Emergency Addition to Agenda - Sec. 551.047. SPECIAL NOTICE TO NEWS MEDIA OF EMERGENCY MEETING...
Section 551.048. State Governmental Body: Notice to Secretary of State; Place of Posting Notice - Sec. 551.048. STATE GOVERNMENTAL BODY: NOTICE TO SECRETARY OF STATE;...
Section 551.049. County Governmental Body: Place of Posting Notice - Sec. 551.049. COUNTY GOVERNMENTAL BODY: PLACE OF POSTING NOTICE. A...
Section 551.050. Municipal Governmental Body: Place of Posting Notice - Sec. 551.050. MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTAL BODY: PLACE OF POSTING NOTICE. (a)...
Section 551.0501. Joint Board: Place of Posting Notice - Sec. 551.0501. JOINT BOARD: PLACE OF POSTING NOTICE. (a) In...
Section 551.051. School District: Place of Posting Notice - Sec. 551.051. SCHOOL DISTRICT: PLACE OF POSTING NOTICE. A school...
Section 551.052. School District: Special Notice to News Media - Sec. 551.052. SCHOOL DISTRICT: SPECIAL NOTICE TO NEWS MEDIA. (a)...
Section 551.053. District or Political Subdivision Extending Into Four or More Counties: Notice to Public, Secretary of State, and County Clerk; Place of Posting Notice - Sec. 551.053. DISTRICT OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION EXTENDING INTO FOUR OR...
Section 551.054. District or Political Subdivision Extending Into Fewer Than Four Counties: Notice to Public and County Clerks; Place of Posting Notice - Sec. 551.054. DISTRICT OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION EXTENDING INTO FEWER THAN...
Section 551.055. Institution of Higher Education - Sec. 551.055. INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. In addition to providing...
Section 551.056. Additional Posting Requirements for Certain Municipalities, Counties, School Districts, Junior College Districts, Development Corporations, Authorities, and Joint Boards - Sec. 551.056. ADDITIONAL POSTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES, SCHOOL...
Subchapter D. Exceptions to Requirement That Meetings Be Open
Section 551.071. Consultation With Attorney; Closed Meeting - Sec. 551.071. CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY; CLOSED MEETING. A governmental body...
Section 551.072. Deliberation Regarding Real Property; Closed Meeting - Sec. 551.072. DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY; CLOSED MEETING. A governmental...
Section 551.0725. Commissioners Courts: Deliberation Regarding Contract Being Negotiated; Closed Meeting - Sec. 551.0725. COMMISSIONERS COURTS: DELIBERATION REGARDING CONTRACT BEING NEGOTIATED; CLOSED...
Section 551.0726. Texas Facilities Commission: Deliberation Regarding Contract Being Negotiated; Closed Meeting - Sec. 551.0726. TEXAS FACILITIES COMMISSION: DELIBERATION REGARDING CONTRACT BEING NEGOTIATED;...
Section 551.073. Deliberation Regarding Prospective Gift; Closed Meeting - Sec. 551.073. DELIBERATION REGARDING PROSPECTIVE GIFT; CLOSED MEETING. A governmental...
Section 551.074. Personnel Matters; Closed Meeting - Sec. 551.074. PERSONNEL MATTERS; CLOSED MEETING. (a) This chapter does...
Section 551.0745. Personnel Matters Affecting County Advisory Body; Closed Meeting - Sec. 551.0745. PERSONNEL MATTERS AFFECTING COUNTY ADVISORY BODY; CLOSED MEETING....
Section 551.075. Conference Relating to Investments and Potential Investments Attended by Board of Trustees of Texas Growth Fund; Closed Meeting - Sec. 551.075. CONFERENCE RELATING TO INVESTMENTS AND POTENTIAL INVESTMENTS ATTENDED...
Section 551.076. Deliberation Regarding Security Devices or Security Audits; Closed Meeting - Sec. 551.076. DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS; CLOSED...
Section 551.077. Agency Financed by Federal Government - Sec. 551.077. AGENCY FINANCED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. This chapter does...
Section 551.078. Medical Board or Medical Committee - Sec. 551.078. MEDICAL BOARD OR MEDICAL COMMITTEE. This chapter does...
Section 551.0785. Deliberations Involving Medical or Psychiatric Records of Individuals - Sec. 551.0785. DELIBERATIONS INVOLVING MEDICAL OR PSYCHIATRIC RECORDS OF INDIVIDUALS....
Section 551.079. Texas Department of Insurance - Sec. 551.079. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE. (a) The requirements of...
Section 551.080. Board of Pardons and Paroles - Sec. 551.080. BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES. This chapter does...
Section 551.081. Credit Union Commission - Sec. 551.081. CREDIT UNION COMMISSION. This chapter does not require...
Section 551.0811. The Finance Commission of Texas - Sec. 551.0811. THE FINANCE COMMISSION OF TEXAS. This chapter does...
Section 551.082. School Children; School District Employees; Disciplinary Matter or Complaint - Sec. 551.082. SCHOOL CHILDREN; SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES; DISCIPLINARY MATTER OR...
Section 551.0821. School Board: Personally Identifiable Information About Public School Student - Sec. 551.0821. SCHOOL BOARD: PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION ABOUT PUBLIC SCHOOL...
Section 551.083. Certain School Boards; Closed Meeting Regarding Consultation With Representative of Employee Group - Sec. 551.083. CERTAIN SCHOOL BOARDS; CLOSED MEETING REGARDING CONSULTATION WITH...
Section 551.084. Investigation; Exclusion of Witness From Hearing - Sec. 551.084. INVESTIGATION; EXCLUSION OF WITNESS FROM HEARING. A governmental...
Section 551.085. Governing Board of Certain Providers of Health Care Services - Sec. 551.085. GOVERNING BOARD OF CERTAIN PROVIDERS OF HEALTH CARE...
Section 551.086. Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters - Sec. 551.086. CERTAIN PUBLIC POWER UTILITIES: COMPETITIVE MATTERS. (a) Notwithstanding...
Section 551.087. Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations; Closed Meeting - Sec. 551.087. DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS; CLOSED MEETING. This...
Section 551.088. Deliberation Regarding Test Item - Sec. 551.088. DELIBERATION REGARDING TEST ITEM. This chapter does not...
Section 551.089. Deliberation Regarding Security Devices or Security Audits; Closed Meeting - Sec. 551.089. DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS; CLOSED...
Section 551.090. Enforcement Committee Appointed by Texas State Board of Public Accountancy - Sec. 551.090. ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY TEXAS STATE BOARD OF...
Section 551.091. Commissioners Courts: Deliberation Regarding Disaster or Emergency - Sec. 551.091. COMMISSIONERS COURTS: DELIBERATION REGARDING DISASTER OR EMERGENCY. (a)...
Subchapter E. Procedures Relating to Closed Meeting
Section 551.101. Requirement to First Convene in Open Meeting - Sec. 551.101. REQUIREMENT TO FIRST CONVENE IN OPEN MEETING. If...
Section 551.102. Requirement to Vote or Take Final Action in Open Meeting - Sec. 551.102. REQUIREMENT TO VOTE OR TAKE FINAL ACTION IN...
Section 551.103. Certified Agenda or Recording Required - Sec. 551.103. CERTIFIED AGENDA OR RECORDING REQUIRED. (a) A governmental...
Section 551.104. Certified Agenda or Recording; Preservation; Disclosure - Sec. 551.104. CERTIFIED AGENDA OR RECORDING; PRESERVATION; DISCLOSURE. (a) A...
Subchapter F. Meetings Using Telephone, Videoconference, or Internet
Section 551.121. Governing Board of Institution of Higher Education; Board for Lease of University Lands; Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board: Special Meeting for Immediate Action - Sec. 551.121. GOVERNING BOARD OF INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION; BOARD...
Section 551.122. Governing Board of Junior College District: Quorum Present at One Location - Sec. 551.122. GOVERNING BOARD OF JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT: QUORUM PRESENT...
Section 551.123. Texas Board of Criminal Justice - Sec. 551.123. TEXAS BOARD OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. (a) The Texas...
Section 551.124. Board of Pardons and Paroles - Sec. 551.124. BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES. At the call...
Section 551.125. Other Governmental Body - Sec. 551.125. OTHER GOVERNMENTAL BODY. (a) Except as otherwise provided...
Section 551.126. Higher Education Coordinating Board - Sec. 551.126. HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD. (a) In this section,...
Section 551.127. Videoconference Call - Sec. 551.127. VIDEOCONFERENCE CALL. (a) Except as otherwise provided by...
Section 551.128. Internet Broadcast of Open Meeting - Sec. 551.128. INTERNET BROADCAST OF OPEN MEETING. (a) In this...
Section 551.1281. Governing Board of General Academic Teaching Institution or University System: Internet Posting of Meeting Materials and Broadcast of Open Meeting - Sec. 551.1281. GOVERNING BOARD OF GENERAL ACADEMIC TEACHING INSTITUTION OR...
Section 551.1282. Governing Board of Junior College District: Internet Posting of Meeting Materials and Broadcast of Open Meeting - Sec. 551.1282. GOVERNING BOARD OF JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT: INTERNET POSTING...
Section 551.1283. Governing Body of Certain Water Districts: Internet Posting of Meeting Materials; Recording of Certain Hearings - Sec. 551.1283. GOVERNING BODY OF CERTAIN WATER DISTRICTS: INTERNET POSTING...
Section 551.129. Consultations Between Governmental Body and Its Attorney - Sec. 551.129. CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN GOVERNMENTAL BODY AND ITS ATTORNEY. (a)...
Section 551.130. Board of Trustees of Teacher Retirement System of Texas: Quorum Present at One Location - Sec. 551.130. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF...
Section 551.131. Water Districts - Sec. 551.131. WATER DISTRICTS. (a) In this section, "water district"...
Subchapter G. Enforcement and Remedies; Criminal Violations
Section 551.141. Action Voidable - Sec. 551.141. ACTION VOIDABLE. An action taken by a governmental...
Section 551.142. Mandamus; Injunction - Sec. 551.142. MANDAMUS; INJUNCTION. (a) An interested person, including a...
Section 551.143. Prohibited Series of Communications; Offense; Penalty - Sec. 551.143. PROHIBITED SERIES OF COMMUNICATIONS; OFFENSE; PENALTY. (a) A...
Section 551.144. Closed Meeting; Offense; Penalty - Sec. 551.144. CLOSED MEETING; OFFENSE; PENALTY. (a) A member of...
Section 551.145. Closed Meeting Without Certified Agenda or Recording; Offense; Penalty - Sec. 551.145. CLOSED MEETING WITHOUT CERTIFIED AGENDA OR RECORDING; OFFENSE;...
Section 551.146. Disclosure of Certified Agenda or Recording of Closed Meeting; Offense; Penalty; Civil Liability - Sec. 551.146. DISCLOSURE OF CERTIFIED AGENDA OR RECORDING OF CLOSED...