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Civil Proceedings

In general, you should be able to attend civil proceedings, which are presumptively open to the public, in Texas state courts. A civil proceeding may only be closed when the denial of access serves an important interest and that there is no less restrictive way to serve that interest. See Publicker Indus. v. Cohen, 733 F.2d 1059, 1070 (3d Cir. 1984)....

In order to facilitate court activities, the Office of Court Administration is providing Judges the ability to stream and host court proceedings via Zoom and YouTube. Under the Open Courts Provision of the Texas Constitution, it requires that all courts maintain public access....

Is the meeting time unlimited instead of the 40-minute limit of the Basic free app?
Yes, unlimited.

What’s the maximum number of participants I can host in a hearing?
300 – OCA can increase that to 500 if needed, but we don’t anticipate most users needing that

Does each participant require a license? Or just the host?
Only the host requires a license; the other participants can get a free Basic license to participate. The host can authorize other users to be “co-hosts” if needed. This can be helpful to have court staff assist the judge during the hearing.

Does OCA anticipate continuing these licenses after the pandemic is over?
Yes.

That hearing was open, Vakser. It was on the docket and not marked as closed. I had the zoom link, but was busy and didn't attend. Everyone that reads here should be welcome to attend the next hearing. I will post the link. The next hearing is open to the public as well at this time according to the docket.

https://www2.traviscountytx.gov/courts/files/uploads/DistrictCivilFamilyDktBook_NonJury.pdf