HB 499 — Public access to criminal proceedings

This bill covers public access to criminal proceedings.

By LeRoy Nellis — Tracked from public agency records

This bill covers public access to criminal proceedings.

Author: Bucy. Filed: 11/09/2026 (H Filed). Caption: “Relating to public access to criminal proceedings.”

Subjects: Criminal Procedure--Bail & Pretrial Release (I0202). Council document: see the Legislature history page.

Full bill text (Introduced)

Official text from the Texas Legislature. Bill history for HB 499 · Bill text (HTML).

Sources: Texas Legislature, Today's Filed Bills in the House (11/09/2026), HB 499; 90th Legislature BillLookup history and Introduced bill text.

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