Texas Open Meetings Act

After impromptu toll road debate, Dallas mayor warns of open meetings violation

2015-03-23T15:24:41-05:00

By Robert Wilonsky The Dallas Morning News Originally published March 20, 2015 Two weeks ago a couple of Dallas City Council members debated the pros and cons of a toll road between the Trinity River levees. And, as it turns out, Mayor Mike Rawlings isn’t happy about it. At all. On Wednesday he sent the council a memo telling them to stop talking about things that aren’t on the council’s agenda. Insists Rawlings, doing so violates the Texas Open Meetings Act. The toll road wasn’t on the council’s agenda, but the debate — pitting pro-roader Rick Callahan against Scott Griggs — [...]

After impromptu toll road debate, Dallas mayor warns of open meetings violation2015-03-23T15:24:41-05:00

The Monitor: Respecting Texas open meetings laws in the Rio Grande Valley

2015-03-17T14:15:06-05:00

Editorial Board The Monitor Originally published March 15, 2015 There’s a bit of irony, and perhaps coincidence, that a 16-month-old case regarding a violation of the state’s Open Meetings Act during a November 2013 Weslaco City Commission meeting was finally resolved last week, right before today’s start of Sunshine Week. The case, of course, involved former City Commissioner Joe Martinez, ex-Mayor Pro Tem John Cuellar and current Commissioners David Fox, Lupe Rivera and Jerry Tafolla, who on Thursday agreed to probation and fines for their part in closing the public meeting. The five will each serve up to two years of [...]

The Monitor: Respecting Texas open meetings laws in the Rio Grande Valley2015-03-17T14:15:06-05:00

Commissioners enter pretrial diversion program in Open Meetings Act case

2015-03-13T21:07:45-05:00

By Michael Rodriguez Valley Morning Star Originally published March 12, 2015 WESLACO — At least some semblance of finality in the Weslaco city commissioners’ Texas Open Meetings Act case was achieved on Thursday when the elected officials accused of violating the act agreed to enter a pretrial diversion program. The decision came at a pretrial hearing held inside Judge Bobby Flores’ 139th State District Court in Edinburg, where the defendants — former commissioner Joe Martinez and ex-Mayor Pro Tem John Cuellar, together with current commissioners David Fox, Lupe Rivera and Jerry Tafolla — agreed to the conditions of the program for [...]

Commissioners enter pretrial diversion program in Open Meetings Act case2015-03-13T21:07:45-05:00

Court says Tarrant Regional Water District didn’t violate open meetings law

2014-12-01T16:15:40-06:00

By Bill Hanna Fort Worth Star-Telegram Originally published Nov. 28, 2014 The 2nd Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the Tarrant Regional Water District did not violate the Texas Open Meetings Act when it discussed a massive 149-mile pipeline project that will bring water from east Texas to Fort Worth and Dallas. Dallas businessman Monty Bennett sued TRWD in 2013, arguing that the board circumvented the Open Meetings law by effectively making most of its decisions in two-person committees that the board then rubber stamped with little or no public discussion. Bennett is fighting TRWD’s attempts to use eminent domain to [...]

Court says Tarrant Regional Water District didn’t violate open meetings law2014-12-01T16:15:40-06:00

Board chair backs out of meeting to avoid Open Meetings Act violation

2014-11-26T13:52:27-06:00

By Bleah B. Patterson San Antonio College Ranger Originally published Nov. 25, 2014 District 8 trustee Clint Kingsbery said the public should expect a confrontation between the board of trustees and district administrators during the Dec. 16 regular board meeting. The trustees finally have recognized a lack of trust and communication among district administrators and faculty and students, Kingsbery said during Thursday’s special Faculty Senate meeting. Board Chair Anna Bustamante accepted an invitation to attend the meeting but canceled, Faculty Senate President Dawn Elmore said. “I was not able to attend the forum with the SAC Faculty Senate on Thursday due [...]

Board chair backs out of meeting to avoid Open Meetings Act violation2014-11-26T13:52:27-06:00

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