Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFF,CEOFTHEATTORNEY GENERAL.STATE OFTEXAS JOHN CORNYN September 28,1999 The Honorable Chad Cowan Opinion No. JC-0120 Jones County Attorney P.O. Box 68 Re: Whether a city council may provide a city Anson, Texas 79501 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…