Tex.
Gov't Code Section 551.001
Definitions
(1)
“Closed meeting” means a meeting to which the public does not have access.(2)
“Deliberation” means a verbal or written exchange between a quorum of a governmental body, or between a quorum of a governmental body and another person, concerning an issue within the jurisdiction of the governmental body.(3)
“Governmental body” means:(A)
a board, commission, department, committee, or agency within the executive or legislative branch of state government that is directed by one or more elected or appointed members;(B)
a county commissioners court in the state;(C)
a municipal governing body in the state;(D)
a deliberative body that has rulemaking or quasi-judicial power and that is classified as a department, agency, or political subdivision of a county or municipality;(E)
a school district board of trustees;(F)
a county board of school trustees;(G)
a county board of education;(H)
the governing board of a special district created by law;(I)
a local workforce development board created under Section 2308.253 (Creation of Local Workforce Development Boards);(J)
a nonprofit corporation that is eligible to receive funds under the federal community services block grant program and that is authorized by this state to serve a geographic area of the state;(K)
a nonprofit corporation organized under Chapter 67 (Nonprofit Water Supply or Sewer Service Corporations), Water Code, that provides a water supply or wastewater service, or both, and is exempt from ad valorem taxation under Section 11.30 (Nonprofit Water Supply or Wastewater Service Corporation), Tax Code;(L)
a joint board created under Section 22.074 (Joint Board), Transportation Code; and(M)
a board of directors of a reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311 (Tax Increment Financing Act), Tax Code.(4)
“Meeting” means:(A)
a deliberation between a quorum of a governmental body, or between a quorum of a governmental body and another person, during which public business or public policy over which the governmental body has supervision or control is discussed or considered or during which the governmental body takes formal action; or(B)
except as otherwise provided by this subdivision, a gathering:(i)
that is conducted by the governmental body or for which the governmental body is responsible;(ii)
at which a quorum of members of the governmental body is present;(iii)
that has been called by the governmental body; and(iv)
at which the members receive information from, give information to, ask questions of, or receive questions from any third person, including an employee of the governmental body, about the public business or public policy over which the governmental body has supervision or control.(5)
“Open” means open to the public.(6)
“Quorum” means a majority of a governmental body, unless defined differently by applicable law or rule or the charter of the governmental body.(7)
“Recording” means a tangible medium on which audio or a combination of audio and video is recorded, including a disc, tape, wire, film, electronic storage drive, or other medium now existing or later developed.(8)
“Videoconference call” means a communication conducted between two or more persons in which one or more of the participants communicate with the other participants through duplex audio and video signals transmitted over a telephone network, a data network, or the Internet.
Source:
Section 551.001 — Definitions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.551.htm#551.001 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).
