May a member of a governmental body make statements to members of the press regarding subjects that were discussed in an executive session?
The Open Meetings Act does not prohibit members of a governmental body or other persons in attendance at an executive session from making public statements about the subject matter of that session. However, there may be privacy laws or policy concerns which may prevent such persons from divulging the deliberations of a closed session. See Tex. Att’y Gen. Op. No. JM-1071 (1989).
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