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)
- The Texas Open Meetings Act Made Easy Updated October 2023
- 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)
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