Opinion No.

Office of the Attorney General — State of Texas John Cornyn The Honorable Chad Cowan Jones County Attorney P.O. Box 68 Anson, Texas 79501

Re: Whether a city council may provide a city council member with a copy of a tape recording of an executive session of the city council, and related question (RQ-0066-JC)

Dear Mr. Cowan:

Under the Open Meetings Act, a tape recording of a closed meeting of a governmental body is available for public inspection and copying only under a court order issued in litigation involving an alleged violation of the Act. You ask whether a copy of a tape recording of a…