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Santa Rosa ISD meeting allowed videoconference participation; public comment rules set
Summary
The board meeting on April 20, 2026 was conducted with public videoconference access; the district required public-comment registration by email on April 19 and limited speakers to three minutes under Board Policy BED(local).
The April 20, 2026 meeting was conducted with public videoconference access under an Open Meetings Act procedure announced by the governor; the agenda and joining instructions were posted online and the public could participate via Zoom. The agenda states: "It is the intent of the Board of Trustees to conduct this meeting via videoconference for the public, pursuant to the Open Meetings Act procedure announced by Governor Abbott. Under these procedures, the public will be permitted to participate in the videoconference by logging on at the following web address https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87699708839 Meeting ID: 882 4111 6329."
The district set a sign-up window for public comment: residents wishing to speak were instructed to email public-comments@srtx.org on April 19, 2026 between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.; the minutes state that each public comment speaker would be allotted three minutes and that the board would not be required to respond or deliberate during public comment, consistent with Board Policy BED(local).
The procedures and posted materials were referenced at the start of the meeting; there were no public-comment speakers recorded in the minutes excerpt.
