Residents of your town, city or county will have a variety of reasons to ask for information from governmental bodies. Whatever their reasons, the Texas Public Information Act “gives the public the right to request access to government information,” writes Ken Paxton,...
Texas Public Information Act
Withholding information from a public request
Under the Texas Public Information Act, all governmental bodies must adhere to strict disclosure rules. That means if a member of the public asks for information that is considered public, you generally must provide it according to the regulations. What if, as a...