Section 551.143 - Prohibited Series of Communications; Offense; Penalty(a) A member of a governmental body commits an offense if the member: (1) knowingly engages in at least one communication among a series of communications that each occur outside of a meeting authorized by this chapter and that concern an issue within the jurisdiction of the governmental body in which the members engaging in the individual communications constitute fewer than a quorum of members but the members engaging in the series of communications constitute a quorum of members; and(2) knew at the time the member engaged in the communication that the series of communications: (A) involved or would involve a quorum; and(B) would constitute a deliberation once a quorum of members engaged in the series of communications.(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by:(1) a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500;(2) confinement in the county jail for not less than one month or more than six months; or(3) both the fine and confinement.Tex. Gov't. Code § 551.143
Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 645,Sec. 3, eff. 6/10/2019.Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 645,Sec. 2, eff. 6/10/2019.Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993.