by Cobb & Counsel | Apr 21, 2021 | Texas Open Meetings Act
The Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA) ensures that meetings of governmental bodies are open to the public. In limited circumstances, however, TOMA authorizes closed meetings, from which the public is excluded. Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. §§ 551.071-551.090. The Texas Attorney...
by Cobb & Counsel | Apr 9, 2021 | Texas Open Meetings Act
The Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA) requires meetings of governmental bodies to be open to the public, except for expressly authorized closed sessions. TOMA provides criminal penalties—including possible jail time—for violations of certain provisions, making Texas one...
by Cobb & Counsel | Mar 4, 2021 | Texas Open Meetings Act
From February 12-18, 2021, a devastating winter storm knocked out power for millions of Texans, leaving many in the dark for days in frigid temperatures. During that period, the commissioners of the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC)—the agency that regulates...
by Cobb & Counsel | Sep 17, 2020 | Texas Open Meetings Act
Yes, Under These Exceptions to the Texas Open Meetings Act. The Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA) requires meetings of governmental bodies to be open to the public. TOMA was enacted to encourage “good government” by ending closed-door sessions in which deals are cut...
by Cobb & Counsel | Apr 23, 2020 | Texas Open Meetings Act
“Men of few words are the best men.” – William Shakespeare, Henry V A new provision of the Texas Open Meetings Act gives the public the right to speak on items on the agenda at open meetings of certain governmental bodies, including open meetings of a city...
by Cobb & Counsel | Nov 7, 2019 | Texas Open Meetings Act
The Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA) exists “to safeguard the public’s interest in knowing the workings of its governmental bodies,” and “to encourage good government by ending, to the extent possible, closed-door sessions in which deals are cut without public...
