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Court holds closed session on proposed 765 kV transmission line; no action taken
Summary
The Commissioners Court met in executive session to consult with counsel about a proposed 765 kV electric transmission line in Burnet County and related regional planning matters; outside counsel and a consultant spoke in open session afterward and the court took no action.
The Burnet County Commissioners Court entered executive session at 10:24 a.m. on March 10 under Texas Government Code §551.071 to consult with attorneys about a proposed 765 kV electric transmission line to be located in Burnet County and about the proposed enactment of a regional planning commission under Chapter 391 of the Texas Local Government Code. The court reconvened at 10:49 a.m.
Outside counsel Margaret Pemberton and Clare Nelson addressed the court in open session regarding matters discussed in executive session. The minutes record that no action was taken on Item #6 following the executive session.
The executive-session notice cited statutory consultation with counsel; the court's public minutes do not record further details of legal advice or any direction to staff, consistent with the confidential nature of attorney–client deliberations permitted under the cited statute.
