Open Meetings Act

The city's legal team earlier said the public would have to return to in-person-only testimony as provisions of state law suspended during the pandemic went back into effect.

From Texas Standard.Mayors and city councils along the Gulf Coast didn’t have a lot of time to make decisions during Hurricane Harvey. The situation on…

It’s the end of a nine-year legal battle over a Texas law requiring government meetings to be open and accessible to the public. Today the U.S. Supreme…

A bill filed in the Texas Senate Thursday would allow elected officials to hold discussions online instead of in person. It already has the support of two…

Some members of the Austin City Council will avoid prosecution for alleged violations of open meetings laws.On Wednesday, the Travis County Attorney’s…

A federal appeals court is upholding a Texas law aimed at government transparency.A group of city officials from across Texas had challenged the Texas…

City officials released thousands of documents Friday under an Open Records Request, including unflattering email exchanges between Mayor Lee Leffingwell…