{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-551.071","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 551.071","heading":"CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY; CLOSED MEETING.","body":"A governmental body may not conduct a private consultation with its attorney except:\n(1) when the governmental body seeks the advice of its attorney about:\n(A) pending or contemplated litigation; or\n(B) a settlement offer; or\n(2) on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. OPEN GOVERNMENT; ETHICS","SUBTITLE A. OPEN GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 551. OPEN MEETINGS","SUBCHAPTER D. EXCEPTIONS TO REQUIREMENT THAT MEETINGS BE OPEN"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.551.htm#551.071","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"b4b7aa39efcde5d35cd1ba730669115ec86fd3e3ee73c4fe309a14c876739b20","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-551.056","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-551.072"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}