Texas Public Information Act
Texas Government Code Chapter 552
Rights of Requestors
Prompt access to information that is not confidential or otherwise protected.
Receive certain kinds of information without exceptions, like the voting record of public officials.
Receive a copy of the communication from the governmental body asking the Office of the Attorney General for a ruling on whether the information can be withheld under one of the accepted exceptions, or if the communication discloses the requested information, a redacted copy.
Responsibilities of Governmental Bodies
All governmental bodies responding to information requests have the responsibility to:
Establish reasonable procedures for inspecting or copying public information.
Treat all requestors uniformly.
Inform the requestor if the information cannot be provided promptly and set a date and time to provide it within a reasonable time.
Request a ruling from the Office of the Attorney General regarding any information the governmental body wishes to withhold, and send a copy of the request for ruling, or a redacted copy, to the requestor.
Segregate public information from information that may be withheld and provide that public information promptly.
Make a good faith attempt to inform third parties when their proprietary information is being requested from the governmental body.