Texas Open Meetings Act 2015 Legislative Update Charlotte M. Harper Deputy Division Chief Opinion Committee.

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Texas Open Meetings Act 2015 Legislative Update Charlotte M. Harper Deputy Division Chief Opinion Committee

 Senate Bill amends sections and , and adds section , regarding joint airport boards  House Bill amends sections and , pertaining to notice locations  Senate Bill 27 - amends section to require internet broadcast of telephone conference call meetings of institutions of higher educations and other similar institutions  House Bill amends section , governing video and audio recordings of open meetings of certain entities 2015 Legislation

 Washington v. Burley, 930 F. Supp. 2d 790 (S.D. Tex. 2013)  In re Galveston, No CV, 2015 WL (Tex. App.—Houston [14 th Dist.] March 3, 2015, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.)  Tarrant Regional Water District v. Bennett, 453 S.W.3d 51 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2014, pet. denied) Judicial Decisions

 GA-0989 (2013)  GA-0999 (2013)  GA-1079 (2014)  KP-0006 (2015)  KP-0020 (2015) Attorney General Opinions

Open Government Hotline Toll Free (877) OPEN-TEX (877) OAG website Views expressed are those of the presenter, do not constitute legal advice, and are not official opinions of the Office of the Texas Attorney General. Questions and Assistance