Sec. 551.023. RECORDING OF MEETING BY PERSON IN ATTENDANCE  


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  • (a) A person in attendance may record all or any part of an open meeting of a governmental body by means of a tape recorder, video camera, or other means of aural or visual reproduction.

    (b) A governmental body may adopt reasonable rules to maintain order at a meeting, including rules relating to:

    (1) the location of recording equipment; and

    (2) the manner in which the recording is conducted.

    (c) A rule adopted under Subsection (b) may not prevent or unreasonably impair a person from exercising a right granted under Subsection (a).

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.