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Attorney General staff reviews Texas Open Meetings Act with Anna Charter Review Commission
Summary
Jenny Holschert of the Texas Attorney General's Office gave the commission a one-hour primer on the Open Meetings Act, covering notice requirements, closed-session rules, penalties and recent legislative changes; staff clarified training and documentation requirements for local officials.
Jenny Holschert, division chief of opinions at the Office of the Attorney General, gave a one-hour presentation to the Anna Charter Review Commission on the Texas Open Meetings Act on May 14, 2025. She summarized who the law covers, notice and posting requirements, when closed sessions are allowed and the civil and criminal penalties for violations.
Holschert told the commission that the Open Meetings Act "requires each elected or appointed public official of a governmental body that is subject to the act to take a training course addressing…
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