Texas Association of Counties
08/10/2026 | News release | Distributed by Public on 08/10/2026 15:10
Does a county have to allow the recording of a commissioners court meeting
| "A local citizen wants to come in and film our commissioners court meeting, but the court is hesitant to allow it. How should we handle this?" |
Does a county have to allow the recording of a commissioners court meeting?
Government Code §551.023 gives members of the public in attendance at an open meeting the right to record the meeting with a recorder or a camera. The court's authority to adopt reasonable rules to maintain order at a meeting may reasonably limit the right to record. For example, the court may restrict where a camera may be set up, so long as the rules do not prevent the person from exercising that right.
For more information, see our Open Meetings Act handbook.
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