Is Laredo city council within the Texas Open Meetings Act during Austin visit?

Application of the Open

Meetings Act

The Open Meetings Act (Act) usually applies

when a quorum of a governmental body is in

attendance and that body discusses public

business. It does not apply to social

gatherings that are unrelated to the body’s

public business. It also does not apply when

public officials attend regional, state, or

national workshops, as long as there are no

formal actions taken and any discussion of

public business is only incidental to the

event. In the City of Austin, all board and

commission meetings must comply with the

Open Meetings Act.

Whenever, a governmental body receives a

briefing from staff, a notice of an open

meeting must be posted. Only with prior

approval from the City Attorney for an

executive session is the posting requirement

excepted.