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Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0511
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided February 2, 2026No. KP-0511Published
1Opinion of the Court
February 2, 2026 The Honorable B.D. Griffin Montgomery County Attorney 501 North Thompson, Suite 300 Conroe, Texas 77301 Opinion No. KP-0511 Re: Interpretation and application of the Open Meetings Act to members of a home-rule city council (RQ-0585-KP) Dear Mr. Griffin: On behalf of the Mayor of the City of Conroe, you inquire about the calculation and effect of a quorum under the Open Meetings Act for a home-rule municipality. 1 You explain that the City of Conroe’s home-rule charter provides for a “governing body” that consists of a “mayor- council composed of five . . . councilmen and a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Acker v. Texas Water CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1990
- Cox Enterprises v. Bd. of Tr. of Austin ISDTexas Supreme Court · 1986
- Greater Houston Partnership v. Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General And Jim JenkinsTexas Supreme Court · 2015
- Webster v. Texas & Pacific Motor Transport Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1942
- Willmann v. City of San Antonio, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2003
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