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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 5. OPEN GOVERNMENT; ETHICS |
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Subtitle A. OPEN GOVERNMENT |
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Chapter 551. OPEN MEETINGS |
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Subchapter E. PROCEDURES RELATING TO CLOSED MEETING |
Sec. 551.104. CERTIFIED AGENDA OR TAPE; PRESERVATION; DISCLOSURE
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(a) A governmental body shall preserve the certified agenda or tape 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 tape 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 tape;
(2) may admit all or part of the certified agenda or tape 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 tape of any part of a meeting that was required to be open under this chapter.
(c) The certified agenda or tape of a closed meeting is available for public inspection and copying only under a court order issued under Subsection (b)(3).