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Tex. Educ. Code § 26.007 (2026)

Access To Board Meetings

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Sec. 26.007. ACCESS TO BOARD MEETINGS. (a) A parent is entitled to complete access to any meeting of the board of trustees of the school district, other than a closed meeting held in compliance with Subchapters D and E, Chapter 551, Government Code.

(b) A board of trustees of a school district must hold each public meeting of the board within the boundaries of the district except as required by law or except to hold a joint meeting with another district or with another governmental entity, as defined by Section 2051.041, Government Code, if the boundaries of the governmental entity are in whole or in part within the boundaries of the district. All public meetings must comply with Chapter 551, Government Code.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1335, Sec. 7, eff. June 19, 1999.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2007–2015 · leading case: Harrison v. Neeley, 229 S.W.3d 745 (Tex. App. 2007).
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Harrison v. Neeley, 229 S.W.3d 745 (Tex. App. 2007). “” See Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 26.007(b) (Vernon 2006).”
Dallas Indep. Sch. Dist. & Michael L. Williams, Comm'r of Educ. v. Adrian Peters (Tex. App. 2015). “TEX. EDUC. CODE ANN. § 26.007. Chapter 551 is the Texas Open Meetings Act.”
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2014). “" TEX. EDUC. CODE ANN.§ 26.007(b) (West 2012).”
Tex. Educ. Code § 26.007(b): 2 cases
Harrison v. Neeley, 229 S.W.3d 745 (Tex. App. 2007). “” See Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 26.007(b) (Vernon 2006).”
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2014). “" TEX. EDUC. CODE ANN.§ 26.007(b) (West 2012).”
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