85R943 CLG-D     By: Sanford H.B. No. 1251       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to Internet broadcasts of open meetings held by the board   of directors of a development corporation.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 501, Local Government   Code, is amended by adding Section 501.0721 to read as follows:          Sec. 501.0721.  INTERNET BROADCAST AND ARCHIVE OF OPEN   MEETINGS. In a manner that complies with Section 551.128(c),   Government Code, a corporation shall broadcast over the Internet   live video and audio of each open meeting held by the board of   directors of the corporation. Subsequently, the corporation shall   make available through the corporation's Internet website archived   video and audio for each meeting for which live video and audio was   provided under this section.          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   an open meeting held on or after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.