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Livingston ISD minutes cite Texas Open Meetings Act sections as basis for closed-session deliberations
Summary
The board’s April 27, 2026 minutes record a closed session beginning at 8:11 p.m. and cite multiple Texas Government Code provisions (including §551.071, §551.072 and §551.074) as the statutory authority for discussing attorney consultation, real property, personnel and related matters.
The Livingston Independent School District Board of Trustees entered closed session at 8:11 p.m. on April 27, 2026. The minutes list the Texas Government Code provisions the board relied on to meet in private: attorney consultation (Tex. Gov. Code §551.071), real property (Tex. Gov. Code §551.072), discussed negotiated contracts or donations (§551.073), personnel matters (§551.074) and other listed subsections including §551.076, §551.082, §551.0821, §551.083, §551.084 and §551.129.
The minutes indicate specific personnel items on the closed-session agenda (probationary contract termination, approval of probationary/term contracts and approval of probationary administrator contracts) but do not disclose the closed-session deliberations, consistent with the statutory exemptions cited. The board reconvened in open session at 8:59 p.m. and recorded votes on the personnel items.
