{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-146.013","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 146.013","heading":"OPEN DELIBERATIONS.","body":"(a) Deliberations relating to a meet and confer agreement or proposed agreement under this chapter between representatives of the public employer and representatives of the employee association recognized under this chapter as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for the covered employees must be open to the public and comply with state law.\n(b) Subsection (a) may not be construed to prohibit the representatives of the public employer or the representatives of the recognized employee association from conducting private caucuses that are not open to the public during meet and confer negotiations.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1144 (H.B. 2866), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 146. LOCAL CONTROL OF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYMENT MATTERS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.146.htm#146.013","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"4682963c613d928f8cbf13c68e6c800c755274f837c1d81a8718fae843ce1061","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-146.012","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-146.014"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}