Sec. 463.059. MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE AND VIDEOCONFERENCE. (a) Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, or any other law, the board or a committee of the board may meet by telephone conference call, videoconference, or other similar telecommunication method if immediate action is required and convening a quorum of the board or committee of the board at a single location is not reasonable or practical. A board or committee member who is unable to attend a meeting in person and who is participating in a board or committee meeting by telephone conference call, videoconference, or other similar telecommunication method may be counted to establish a quorum and may vote.
(b) A meeting authorized by this section is subject to the notice requirements that apply to other meetings.
(c) The notice of a meeting authorized by this section must specify that the location of the meeting is the location at which meetings of the board and committees of the board are usually held.
(d) Each part of a meeting authorized by this section that must be open to the public must be audible to the public at the location specified by Subsection (c).
(e) Two-way audio communication must be available during the entire meeting between all members of the board or committee attending a meeting authorized by this section, and if the two-way audio communication is disrupted so that a quorum of the board or committee is no longer participating in the meeting, the meeting may not continue until the two-way audio communication is reestablished.
(f) An audio or digital recording of a meeting authorized by this section must be made in accordance with the association's bylaws. The recording of the open portion of the meeting must be made available to the public.
(g) A vote during a meeting authorized by this section must be taken in such a manner that the vote of each member is audible and may be verified as the vote of the member.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 14 (S.B. 567), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.
Last modified: September 28, 2016