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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 551.104. Certified Agenda or Recording;  Preservation;  Disclosure

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A governmental body shall preserve the certified agenda or recording of a closed meeting for at least two years after the date of the meeting.  If an action involving the meeting is brought within that period, the governmental body shall preserve the certified agenda or recording while the action is pending.

(b) In litigation in a district court involving an alleged violation of this chapter, the court:

(1) is entitled to make an in camera inspection of the certified agenda or recording;

(2) may admit all or part of the certified agenda or recording as evidence, on entry of a final judgment;  and

(3) may grant legal or equitable relief it considers appropriate, including an order that the governmental body make available to the public the certified agenda or recording of any part of a meeting that was required to be open under this chapter.

(c) The certified agenda or recording of a closed meeting is available for public inspection and copying only under a court order issued under Subsection (b)(3).

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