Updated August 2026
2.31 | Photography and Recording of Students and Employees
2.31.A | West Texas A&M University reserves the right to photograph and record (through the use of still, video, audio, or other medium) students and employees on campus and at university-sponsored functions and events. The university reserves the right to use, broadcast, distribute, and publish any part of such images, likenesses, voices, appearances, and performances for promotional, advertising, educational or other honorable purposes.
2.31.B | Unauthorized Recording: Any use of electronic or other devices to make an audio, video, still frame, or photographic record of any persons without their prior knowledge, or without their effective consent when the person or persons being recorded have a reasonable expectation of privacy or such recording is likely to cause injury or distress is prohibited. Such a recording may constitute a criminal offense under Texas Penal Code 21.15, Invasive Visual Recording. This includes, but is not limited to, surreptitiously taking pictures of another person in a gym, locker room, or restroom or recording administrative meetings with University Officials. If a recording is made that captures a violation of the WTAMU Student Handbook or law, the Student Conduct administrator may elect not to enforce this section of the rules against the student making the recording.