# Tex. Government Code § 551.004: OPEN MEETINGS REQUIRED BY CHARTER

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.004

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Government Code § 551.004
- **Heading:** OPEN MEETINGS REQUIRED BY CHARTER
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.004

## Text

This chapter does not authorize a governmental body to close a meeting that a charter of the governmental body:

(1) prohibits from being closed; or

(2) requires to be open.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Government Code § 551.001 § 551.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.001.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 551.002 § 551.002. OPEN MEETINGS REQUIREMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.002.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 551.003 § 551.003. LEGISLATURE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.003.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 551.004 § 551.004. OPEN MEETINGS REQUIRED BY CHARTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.004.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 551.005 § 551.005. OPEN MEETINGS TRAINING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.005.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 551.006 § 551.006. WRITTEN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ACCESSIBLE TO PUBLIC.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.006.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 551.007 § 551.007. PUBLIC TESTIMONY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.007.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 551.0015 § 551.0015. CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS SUBJECT TO LAW.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.0015.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 551.021 § 551.021. MINUTES OR RECORDING OF OPEN MEETING REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.021.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 551.022 § 551.022.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.022.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 551.023 § 551.023. RECORDING OF MEETING BY PERSON IN ATTENDANCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.023.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 551.0035 § 551.0035. ATTENDANCE BY GOVERNMENTAL BODY AT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE OR AGENCY MEETING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.0035.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 551.041 § 551.041. NOTICE OF MEETING REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.041.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 551.042 § 551.042. INQUIRY MADE AT MEETING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.042.md)

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