Open Meetings Act

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Articles / Memos

• H.B. 2840: Public Comment on Agenda - updated 04-23-20 (PDF)
• Online Message Board and the Texas Open Meetings Act (Senate Bill 1297) (PDF)
• TOMA: Where Are We and How Did We Get Here? (PDF)
• Texas Open Meetings Act At-a-Glance (PDF)
• Videoconferencing and the Texas Open Meetings Act (Updated) (PDF)

Papers

• Open Meetings and the First Amendment (PDF)
• Texas Open Meetings Act Laws Made Easy, Updated 2019 (PDF)
• Violating the Open Meetings Act Using Snapchat (Social Media and Electronic Communications) (PDF)
• When Can My City Delete a Facebook Comment? (and Other Social Media Issues) (PDF)

Helpful Links

• Attorney General Open Meetings Act Handbook (PDF)
• Department of Information Resources Videoconferencing Guidelines (PDF)
• National Association of Parliamentarians
• Parliamentary Procedure Simplified
• Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers