Category: Open Meetings Act

New Open Meetings Act Posting Requirements

HB 1522, passed this summer, requires that meetings taking place after September 1, 2025, conform with new posting timelines. Previously, school board meetings had to be posted within 72 hours from the time of the meeting. The new law requires that “The notice of a meeting of a governmental body must be posted in a […]

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Now They Tell Us: Authority to Regulate Public Comments

On April 22, 2020, the Attorney General provided additional guidance on the implementation of Texas Government Code §551.007.  This section went into effect on September 1, 2019 and the sections addressed in the Opinion state: A governmental body shall allow each member of the public who desires to address the body regarding an item on […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE

Below are today’s updates regarding COVID-19 and its impact on Texas public schools.  For additional resources, please visit our COVID-19 page. TEA Special Education and Special Populations Updates for the Week of April 20, 2020 Dean Micknal, Partner The Texas Education Agency reorganized its COVID-19 Support: Special Education webpage last week.  The revised site, which […]

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COVID-19 Guidance for School Districts

We here at Leasor Crass know that school districts are faced with a number of issues related to the possible spread of COVID-19.  The purpose of this guidance is to address some of the more common questions we have encountered. This guidance is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for obtaining legal […]

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Parental Advisory: Rated R for Reading

SB 13 created a number of requirements regarding the acquisition, retention, and elimination of library materials as well as defining the role of parents and the School Library Advisory Council in those processes. In keeping with this update’s theme of parental rights, this section will focus on parent’s rights regarding library materials. Parents now have […]

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