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The Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA) is an act in the Chapter 551 of the Government Code whereby meetings held by governmental bodies in the state of Texas, be they at the state or local level, must be open to the public (except for executive sessions).
Texas Government Code 551.071 is the provision in the state’s Open Meetings Act that allows governing bodies like school boards to meet in closed session to seek advice from their attorneys ...
The Piedmont Park Conservancy is a private non-profit that oversees and manages Piedmont Park.In 2007, when the organization moved forward with a plan to install a controversial parking structure, a group opposed to the plan—Friends of Piedmont Park—filed an open record request under Georgia Georgia's open records legislationn [1] for records of the Conservancy.
But in doing so, it stretched the Texas Open Meetings Act in a way that clearly violates the intent, if not the letter, of the law. The open-meetings law secures the public’s right to see how ...
The Library Board’s subcommittee has four members, meaning they are not required to follow the Texas Open Meetings Act. Generally speaking, subcommittees in city government matters can raise ...
The Government in the Sunshine Act ( Pub. L. 94–409, 90 Stat. 1241, enacted September 13, 1976, 5 U.S.C. § 552b) is a U.S. law passed in 1976 that affects the operations of the federal government, Congress, federal commissions, and other legally constituted federal bodies. It is one of a number of Freedom of Information Acts, intended to ...
The allegations included Pampa ISD intentionally failing to post internet website notices of its board meetings, allowing unauthorized clerical staff to sign public notices on behalf of the board of trustees, posting public notices in an unlawful location, and other violations of the Texas Open Meetings Act during the 2008–2009 school year ...
Jul. 12—The Odessa City Council on Tuesday will consider passing an amendment to the city code of ordinances "relating to the requirement of all boards, committees, subcommittees, and ...