Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL . STATE OF TEXAS JOHN CORNYN March 52001 The Honorable Michael P. Fleming Opinion No. JC-0352 Harris County Attorney 1019 Congress, 15th Floor Re: Whether Governrnent Code section 5 5 1.125 Houston, Texas 77002- 1700 permits absent members of a governmental body to participate in a meeting by telephone con- ference 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…