Opinion No.

Office of the Attorney General — State of Texas John Cornyn The Honorable Michael P. Fleming Harris County Attorney 1019 Congress, 15th Floor Houston, Texas 77002-1700

Re: Whether Government Code section 551.125 permits absent members of a governmental body to participate in a meeting by telephone conference call when a quorum of the governmental body has convened in one location, and related questions (RQ-0297-JC)

Dear Mr. Fleming:

You ask a number of questions about the authority of a county commissioners court to hold an emergency meeting by telephone conference call under section 551.125 of…