Texas Open Meetings Act
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The Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA),Chapter 551, Government Code[1] whereby meetings held by governmental bodies in the state of Texas, be they at the state or local level, must be open to the public (except for executive sessions).[2][3][4][5] Moreover, the act says, "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.”[6]
On March 22, 2017, an activist from Waxahachie was arrested at the Texas State Capitol for attempting to film a governmental meeting.[6] She was asked to leave by Representative Byron Cook and charged with trespassing.[6]
