{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-551.023","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 551.023","heading":"RECORDING OF MEETING BY PERSON IN ATTENDANCE.","body":"(a) A person in attendance may record all or any part of an open meeting of a governmental body by means of a recorder, video camera, or other means of aural or visual reproduction.\n(b) A governmental body may adopt reasonable rules to maintain order at a meeting, including rules relating to:\n(1) the location of recording equipment; and\n(2) the manner in which the recording is conducted.\n(c) A rule adopted under Subsection (b) may not prevent or unreasonably impair a person from exercising a right granted under Subsection (a).\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 471), Sec. 5, eff. May 18, 2013.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. OPEN GOVERNMENT; ETHICS","SUBTITLE A. OPEN GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 551. OPEN MEETINGS","SUBCHAPTER B. RECORD OF OPEN MEETING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.551.htm#551.023","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"9507ab7bf1856394ebf7adb1ebf0468d7a0394f4bdbcf69e0d74bd677aaed82c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-551.022","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-551.041"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}