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Council holds closed session on Branch Construction litigation; reconvenes with no action
Summary
Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071, the Dickinson City Council entered executive session to consult with the city attorney on pending litigation (Branch Construction v. City of Dickinson) and reconvened with no action taken.
The Dickinson City Council entered executive session at approximately 7:40 P.M. under Texas Government Code Section 551.071 to consult with the city attorney regarding pending litigation captioned Branch Construction v. City of Dickinson. The minutes record the legal citation and the subject of consultation but provide no details of the discussion because it occurred in closed session.
Council reconvened in open session at about 7:53 P.M.; the minutes record that no action resulted from the executive session. The agenda item appears as “9.A Texas Government Code Section 551.071 – Consultation with Attorney Consideration and possible action regarding pending litigation, to wit: Branch Construction v. City of Dickinson,” and the minutes explicitly list “NO ACTION.”
Because the discussion was held under the statutory executive‑session exemption for attorney consultation, the minutes appropriately summarize only the statutory authority and the case caption; no substantive details are included in the public record.
