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Austin Ethics Review Commission hears Law Department explanation of citywide bylaw updates
Summary
At its Jan. 28, 2026 meeting the Ethics Review Commission heard a Law Department briefing explaining that a new citywide bylaws template updates wording and procedures to align with changes to the Texas Open Meetings Act and allows the City Clerk to apply the template across boards and commissions.
The City of Austin Ethics Review Commission met Jan. 28, 2026, and heard a Law Department presentation explaining citywide revisions to boards-and-commissions bylaws intended to align local templates with changes in the Texas Open Meetings Act.
"The changes in the bylaws were are kinda two of two different types," said Caroline Webster of the City Law Department, describing edits to align the template with state law and to correct awkward or repetitive wording. Webster said the 2025 legislative session amended the Open Meetings Act to change the posting…
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