Public Information, Access And Record Retention

The Tarrant County Hospital District is authorized by subsection 285.091(a) of the Health and Safety Code to structure the managerial and oversight authority of a physician group as it deems necessary to carry out the functions of or provide services to the District.|Whether a physician group formed pursuant to subsection 281.0565(b) of the Health and Safety Code is a "governmental body" subject to the Public Information Act requires the resolution of certain fact issues and is thus beyond the purview of an attorney general opinion.|To the extent a physician group formed pursuant to subsection 281.0565(b) of the Health and Safety Code is not delegated any governmental authority, it is likely not a "governmental body" for purposes of the Open Meetings Act and thus is not subject to its provisions.|To the extent a physician group formed pursuant to subsection 281.0565(b) of the Health and Safety Code is not delegated any governmental authority, it is likely not a "governmental body" for purposes of the Open Meetings Act and thus is not subject to its provisions|The Tarrant County Hospital District is authorized to create and fund a physician group under subsection 281.0565(b) of the Health and Safety Code if it reasonably determines in good faith that the expenditure will serve a public purpose and it put sufficient controls in place to ensure that the public purpose is carried out and that the District receives a return benefit.|The Tarrant County Hospital District is authorized by subsection 285.091(a) of the Health and Safety Code to structure the managerial and oversight authority of a physician group as it deems necessary to carry out the functions of or provide services to the District

Code of Criminal Procedure article 18.01(b), a search warrant affidavit becomes public information when sworn to and filed with the court pursuant to

Personal information of judges, disclosure of in campaign reports and financial statements

Sworn complaint filed with the Texas Ethics Commission but which has been dismissed remains confidential under Government Code subsection 571.140(a)|Sworn complaint filed with the Texas Ethics Commission, despite being the subject of litigation, remains confidential if it has not been entered into a formal hearing or a judicial proceeding. Government Code subsection 571.140(a) provides that a|Under Government Code subsection 571.140(a), a sworn complaint filed with the Texas Ethics Commission but which has been dismissed remains confidential|Government Code subsection 571.140(a) - a sworn complaint filed with the Texas Ethics Commission, despite being subject of litigation, remains confidential if it has not been entered into a formal hearing or judicial proceeding.|Government Code subsection 571.140(a) - sworn complaint filed with the Texas Ethics Commission, but which has been dismissed remains confidential

Body worn camera--authorization or requirement of municipal law enforcement agency to release audio or video recordings of|Exceptions to disclosure by law enforcement agency concerning body-worn-camera recordings|Body worn camera

Information considered to be confidential by statutory law, information in possession of Interagency Council on Pharmaceuticals Bulk Purchasing is excepted from disclosure under Public Information Act as|Interagency Council on Pharmaceuticals Bulk Purchasing is a governmental body that has supervision or control over public business and is thus subject to Open Meetings Act|Executive session, Interagency Council on Pharmaceuticals Bulk Purchasing is not authorized to meet in executive session to discuss drug pricing made confidential by statute|Specific pharmaceutical, neither Texas Department of Health nor Council may disclose information that identifies a specific manufacturer or wholesaler or prices charged by a specific manufacturer or wholesaler for a|Specific pharmaceutical, neither Department nor Interagency Council on Pharmaceuticals Bulk Purchasing may disclose information that identifies a specific manufacturer or wholesaler or prices charged by a specific manufacturer or wholesaler for a|Specific pharmaceutical, neither Texas Department of Health nor Interagency Council on Pharmaceuticals Bulk Purchasing may disclose information that identifies a specific manufacturer or wholesaler or prices charged by a specific manufacturer or wholesal

Liens, authority of Comptroller to release information regarding taxpayer's tax liability to supplement information available in state tax lien notice filed with a county clerk|Discloser of taxpayer information, authority of Comptroller to release information regarding taxpayer's tax liability to supplement information available in state tax lien notice filed with a county clerk|Disclosure of taxpayer information, authority of Comptroller to release information regarding taxpayer's tax liability to supplement information available in state tax lien notice filed with a county clerk

Motor vehicle accident reports, actual cost of copies|Actual costs|Fees for copies of motor vehicle accident reports,

Teacher appraisals, whether Board for Educator Certification may require school districts to provide appraisals for Board to use in approving educator preparation programs and in certifying teachers|Teacher appraisals, whether Board may require school districts to provide appraisals for Board to use in approving educator preparation programs and in certifying teachers

Registered sex offenders, local government may broadcast certain information about on local cable television station

Public Information Act, Texas Water Advisory Council is subject to|Texas Water Advisory Council is subject to Public Information Act

Data sets containing individually identifiable health information, the Texas Health Care Information Council is not authorized to provide the Texas Department of Health with|Data sets containing individually identifiable health information, the Texas Health Care Information Council is not authorized to provide the Department with|Data sets containing individually identifiable health information, the Council is not authorized to provide the Texas Department of Health with

Kempner Water Supply Corporation not subject to Local Government Records Act

Repeal of confidentiality provision applies to information submitted to governmental body before repeal's effective date unless otherwise provided|Water-use surveys, repeal of confidentiality provision applies to surveys submitted to board before repeal's effective date; to the extent repeal has some retroactive effect, it does not violate constitutional prohibition against retroactive laws|Confidentiality provision, to the extent amendment repealing has some retroactive effect, it does not violate prohibition against retroactive laws

Federal Randolph-Sheppard Act, Commission may not impose costs for furnishing information to its licensees under|Costs for furnishing information to its licensees under Federal Randolph-Sheppard Act, Texas Commission for the Blind may not impose for

Fees for public records, vessel and motor ownership records are not "customer information" for which the Department may charge fees outside the Public Information Act pursuant to Parks and Wildlife Code section 11.030|Fees for public records, vessel and outboard motor ownership records are not "customer information" for which the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department may charge fees outside the Public Information Act pursuant to Parks and Wildlife Code section 11.030

Social Security numbers, board of county court at law judges has no authority to order the county clerk to redact social security numbers from electronic copies of case-related documents available on the clerk's website|Social Security numbers, board of county court at law judges have no authority to order clerk to redact social security numbers from the electronic documents available on the clerk's website|Social Security numbers, board of county court at law judges has no authority to order county clerk to redact social security numbers from electronic cases of case-related documents

Victim's name, address, or other identifying information appearing both in a felony judgment and a victim impact statement, Act makes such information in the judgment confidential and not subject to disclosure|Victim's name, address, or other identifying information appearing both in felony judgment and a victim impact statement, Public Information Act makes such information in the judgment confidential and not subject to disclosure|Judgment contents, a felony judgment must contain the information specified in article 42.01, section 1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure|Victim's name, address, or other identifying information appearing both in a felony judgment and a victim impact statement, Public Information Act makes such information in the judgment confidential and not subject to disclosure

Nondisclosure order for criminal history information relating to deferred adjudication may not be waived by person whose information is protected by the order|Criminal history information subject to nondisclosure order under Government Code section 411.081(d) may be released to statutorily authorized entities|Deferred adjudication, nondisclosure order for criminal history information relating to

Request for offer that was subsequently cancelled, information submitted in response to is subject to the Public Information Act|Information submitted in response to a request for offer that was subsequently cancelled, a state agency must retain consistently with the agency's record retention schedule|Record retention schedule, a state agency must retain information submitted in response to a request for offer that was subsequently cancelled consistently with|Information submitted in response to a request for offer that was subsequently cancelled, the Department must retain consistently with its record retention schedule and is subject to the Public Information Act

Tape of executive session, commissioners court is proper custodian of|Executive session, release to county clerk of tape of, would not make tape public|Executive session, commissioners court has discretion as to whether to admit county clerk to its|Executive sessions, commissioners court has discretion as to whether to admit county clerk to its

Nonprofit corporation status, Border Health Institute need not obtain as it has statutory authority to solicit funding from public and private sources|State procurement and contracting rules, Border Health Institute need not comply with|Border Health Institute must comply with the Act|Border Health Institute is subject to the Act|Border Health Institute receives funds appropriated by legislature, but is not considered a state agency within executive branch of state government or a local political subdivision|Sovereign immunity, Border Health Institute may or may not be entitled to

Harris County Animal Control is prohibited from providing to entity that contracts with city of Houston information contained in rabies vaccination certificate and made confidential under chapter 826 of the Health and Safety Code|Rabies vaccination certificate, Harris County Animal Control is prohibited from providing to entity that contracts with city of Houston information contained in

Copying of real property plats, clerk who wishes to regulate should promulgate rules, but validity of any particular rule is a question of fact

Public Information Act, applicability to non-governmental entities with the power of eminent domain \r\n|Eminent domain, applicability of the Act to non-governmental entities with power of eminent domain \r\n|Common carriers, applicability of exception from limitations on entities with eminent domain powers in section 2206.001 of the Government Code\r\n

Social security number, the Public Information Act provides for the confidentiality of social security numbers of living persons, exempts such SSNs from disclosure requirements under the Act, and authorizes a clerk to redact such numbers from public information to be disclosed under the Act without seeking an attorney general decision.|Records, confidentiality of social security number in clerk records; redaction; certification|Internet, publishing clerk records on the Internet\r\n|Social security number, the Public Information Act provides for the confidentiality of social security numbers of living persons, exempts such SSNs from disclosure requirements under the Act, and authorizes a clerk to redact such numbers from public information to be disclosed under the Act without seeking an attorney general decision.\r\n|Records, confidentiality of social security number in clerk records; redaction; certification\r\n|Internet, publishing clerk records on the Internet\r\n\r\n

Original archival records, county clerk may not purchase with funds from records management and preservation fee\r\n

State expenditure database, as private information a public employee's net salary information may not be included in|County-of-residence information, public employees' not required to be included in state expenditure database|Database of state expenditures may not include information identified by a state agency as excepted from required disclosure or as confidential|Database of state expenditures, Comptroller must establish and publish|State action, assuming that a private entity that is credentialed by the state to provide continuing education for peace officers and with which the state contracts to provide such training is engaging in|Union membership, classification on the basis of is subject to review under the rational-basis standard|Continuing education required by law, asuming that a private entity that is credentialed by and has contracted with the state to provide is engaging in state action; but such an entity's policy of reducing tuition for members of the entity rationally relates to a legitimate state purpose

Private non-profit economic development foundtion supported in whole or in part by public funds or that spends public funds is a governmental body and subject to the Public Information Act|Governmental body under the Act, a private entity supported in whole or in part by public funds or spends public funds is a|Fact question, whether private entity is governmental body under the Act is a|Private entity that is a governmental body under section 552.003 of Government Code is subject to Act

Extent to which entity is subject to the Public Information Act is inquiry properly addressed to Open Records Division under the Public Information Act

Exception to section 552.275 of Government Code, "radio station" exception applies to a person who holds an amateur radio station license issued by the Federal Communications Commission

Vehicle identification numbers not excepted from disclosure by Government Code section 552.130|Vehicle identification numbers

Application for place on Logan Slough Creek Improvement District, governed by the Election Code\r\n\r\nNotice of election for Logan Slough Creek Improvement District, governed by District’s legislation|Election Code, to the extent any provision governing the Logan Slough Creek Improvement District’s elections conflicts with the Election Code and does not provide otherwise, the provision in the District’s legislation is superseded by the|Logan Slough Creek Improvement District is subject to the Open Meetings Act|Logan Slough Creek Improvement District is subject to the Public Information Act|Property ownership requirement as qualification to serve as member of the board of directors|Governance of the Logan Slough Creek Improvement District|Taxable property in the district

Whether a civilian advisory committee may review information maintained in a police department personnel file under Texas Local Government Code section 143.089(g) will depend on specific facts

Authority of a county judge to unilaterally grant access to county financial records to a volunteer financial consultant

Access and copy records maintained by county clerks, under Texas law the public has a right to|Public\\'s right to access and copy records maintained by county clerk, Texas courts have held that this right is subject to a county clerk’s reasonable rules and regulations|Statutes providing for access to and copying of records, county clerk’s rules regarding the public’s access to and copying of records would be valid if the rules did not go beyond the|We cannot determine whether the Atascosa County Clerk must allow the use of a sheet-feed scanner or whether its rules regarding the public’s access to and copying of records is reasonable because there is no controlling legal authority directly addressing the issues that those questions raise

Seal or redact information that is the subject of a nondisclosure order, under certain circumstances section 411.081 of the Government Code would not require the Texas Board of Nursing to|Seal or redact information that is the subject of a nondisclosure order, under certain circumstances section 411.081 of the Government Code would not require the Texas Board of Nursing to

Information from alcoholic beverage reports that is required to be furnished to authorized persons under section 111.006, Tax Code, must identify the retailers to whom the alcoholic beverages are sold|Alcoholic beverage reports, information from, that is required to be furnished to authorized persons under section 111.006, Tax Code, must identify the retailers to whom the alcoholic beverages are sold

Local Government Records Act, model lesson plans maintained by regional education service centers are local government records subject to the Act|State Library and Archives Commission Local Schedule SD, retention of lesson plans maintained by regional education service centers must be maintained pursuant to

Government Code subsection 552.1175(b) neither requires nor prohibits a governmental body from photocopying the evidence that verifies a person\\'s employment status as a current or former law enforcement individual under Government Code subsection 552.1175(a).|No source of law prohibits a governmental body that chooses to photocopy the evidence of an individual\\'s law enforcement status submitted pursuant to Government Code section 552.1175 from retaining the copies.|No source of law prohibits a governmental body that chooses to photocopy the evidence of an individual\\'s law enforcement status submitted pursuant to Government Code section 552.1175 from retaining the copies

Mental health records of patients of a psychologist placed in the custody of the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists by a court order are likely not state records under Government Code chapter 441|State Board of Examiners of Psychologists has discretion to determine how to destroy records that are not state records under Government Code chapter 441 in a manner that fully protects the identity and privacy of the patients who are the subject of the records

Real estate and deed records, county clerk may provide microfilm copies of, but is not required to do so

Personnel files, federal law does not authorize Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to require Department to delete certain information from|Deletion of records, application to director and librarian of State Archives and Records may provide mechanism for consistent with state law in connection with voluntary Equal Employment Opportunity Commission settlement|Personnel files, federal law does not authorize Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to require Department of Human Services to delete certain information from

Medium in which information provided under Open Records Act, requestor may not dictate|Formatting codes not "information" independently subject to Open Records Act

Death certificate that lists AIDS or HIV as cause of death, authority of Department of Health to release|Death certificate that lists AIDS or HIV as cause of death, authority of Department to release

Birth and death records, statute and state regulations governing access to certain older documents prevail over Open Records Act and require local registrar to provide copies rather than originals and to charge a fee|Birth and death records, statute and state regulations governing access require local registrar to provide copies rather than originals and to charge a fee|Records, statute and state regulations governing access to death certificates over 25 years old prevail over Open Records Act and require local registrar to provide copies rather than originals and to charge a fee

Abortion facility, Department of Health may not release information about doctors or nurses to licensing board for disciplinary purposes and may not inform person as to whether an office, clinic or facility is or is not licensed as|Abortion facility, Department may not release information about doctors or nurses to licensing board for disciplinary purposes and may not inform person as to whether an office, clinic or facility is or is not licensed as

Fee for uncertified copy of judicial record|Uncertified copy of judicial record, fee for

Injury for which employee absent for less than a day, information collected by Workers' Compensation Commission is not confidential under the Act unless it is in or derived from a claim file, whether excepted under common-law privacy must be determined on|Injury for which employee absent for less than a day, information collected by Workers' Compensation Commission about may not be destroyed even though Commission not required to collect, Commission need not release to prospective employer in record or pre|Information on injury for which employee absent for less than a day not confidential under the Open Records Act unless it is in or derived from a claim file, whether excepted under common-law privacy must be determined on a case-by-case basis, Commission |Information on injury for which employee absent for less than a day, Commission may not destroy even though not required to collect, Commission need not release to prospective employer in record or pre-employment check unless certain requirements met, Com

Government-owned utility|Customer information of Franklin County Water District is confidential

Federal Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act does not require or authorize Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation to disclose otherwise confidential records to law enforcement officers performing background checks|Federal Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act does not require or authorize Department to disclose otherwise confidential records to law enforcement officers performing background checks

Law enforcement records information relating to certain juveniles, destruction of

County records management and preservation fund, expenditure for records management and preservation services performed by county clerk|Records management and preservation fund, expenditure for records management and preservation services performed by county clerk|Records management and preservation fund, commissioners court and county clerk must agree on use of|Records management and preservation fund, expenditure for microfilming records in county clerk's office

Electronic access to candidates' and officeholders' political contribution and expenditure reports, Ethics Commission may not include contributor address information with other report information made available on the Internet or by other electronic means|Addresses of campaign contributors, Commission may not release with political contribution and expenditure report information made available on the Internet or by other electronic means, including computer diskettes available for purchase from the Commiss

Written reprimand may not be retained in civil-service director's file that is open to the public unless the misconduct at issue in the written reprimand results in disciplinary action|Written reprimand, as a matter of state law a civil-service commission is not subject to chapters G, H, I, or J of chapter 143 of the Local Government Code and has no jurisdiction to consider appeal of|Written reprimand, as a matter of state law civil-service commission is not subject to chapters G, H, I, or J of chapter 143 of the Local Government Code and has no jurisdiction to consider appeal of|Written reprimand, civil-service director may not retain written reprimand in employee's personnel file that is open to the public unless the misconduct at issue in the reprimand results in disciplinary action|Disciplinary action

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's investigation into discrimination by Board of Medical Examiners in licensing practices, Board must disclose to EEOC requested information that is relevant to|Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's request for information relevant to a pending investigation, state agency must comply although state statute deems requested information confidential|Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's request for information relevant to a pending investigation, state statute deeming requested information confidential is preempted by federal statute authorizing|Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's request for information relevant to a pending investigation regarding licensing practices of State Board of Medical Examiners, Board must comply with although state statute deems the requested information confiden|Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's request for information relevant to a pending investigation regarding Board's licensing practices, Board must comply with although requested information is confidential under Medical Practice Act

Police officer's or fire fighter's confidential file may be released to city manager and city attorney with consent of chief executive and governing body of municipality|Police officer's and fire fighter's confidential file may be released to city manager and city attorney with consent of chief executive and governing body of municipality|Police officer's or fire fighter's confidential personnel file may be released to city manager and city attorney with consent of chief executive and governing body of municipality

Noncertified copies, $1 fee specified by statute for issuing includes costs associated with locating originals and producing copies|County clerk must collect $1 fee specified by Local Government Code to issue each page or part of a page of noncertified copies rather than costs as specified by Open Records Act|Duties prescribed or authorized by law|Issue, issuing

Local government corporations, whether subject to the Act|Local government corporations, whether subject to Open Meetings Act|Local government corporations, city's or county's transfer of funds to must be consistent with constitutional provisions on expenditure of public funds for public purposes|Local government corporations, whether subject to open government statutes and certain other statutes on contracting and purchasing

Codification of certain riders as general law|Publicity and public relations activities, state agency may not use appropriated funds for|Across-the-board provisions recommended by Sunset Advisory Commission|Informing general public of Fund's activities and legal responsibilities, authority of Board to spend appropriated funds for this purpose|Informing general public of agencies' activities and legal responsibilities, state agency's authority to spend appropriated funds for purpose of

Provisional autopsy report|Justice of the Peace, Act does not apply to records maintained by|Provisional autopsy report prepared in connection with inquest by justice of the peace is open to public inspection

Tax appraisals, property owner's right of access to information prepared by private appraisal firm and used by appraisal district to establish taxable value of owner's property|Deregulation of electric utility industry, legislative policy making confidential competitively sensitive information does not affect utility property owner's right of access to information used by appraisal district or private appraisal firm to appraise |Information prepared by private appraisal firm and used by appraisal district to establish taxable value of property, property owner's right of access to

Campaign contribution and expenditure reports filed electronically with the Commission, public access to|Campaign contribution and expenditure reports filed electronically with the Ethics Commission, public access to

Health Care Information Council's public-use and provider-quality data, release of is not subject to fee provisions in chapter 552 of the Government Code|Data, Health Care Information Council's release of is not subject to fee provisions in chapter 552 of the Government Code if it is public-use or provider-quality data|Public-use and provider-quality data, release of is not subject to fee provisions in chapter 552 of the Government Code|Fee for release of information under chapter 552 of the Government Code does not apply to Health Care Information Council's public-use or provider-quality data

Gubernatorial records held in alternative depository remain property of state|Gubernatorial records held in alternative depository remain Texas public records subject to Act|Memorandum of understanding or other documentation of transfer of gubernatorial records to alternative depository, Commission is necessary party to|Alternative depository for gubernatorial records, the only power given to governor by statute is that of designating

Reports, authority to use data other than public use data to prepare|Health Care Information Council, authority to use data other than public use data to prepare reports

Counseling records may be withheld from parent of minor student only under limited circumstances

Autopsy report in custody of justice of the peace is available for inspection under section 27.004 of the Government Code|Autopsy report in custody of justice of the peace is not excepted from disclosure to the public by section 49.15(a) or (d) of the Code of Criminal Procedure

Texas Health Care Information Council required to notify a hospital if it receives any request for public use data that is specific to the hospital and must allow a hospital to submit written comments regarding any public use data or analysis of public us|Requests for public use data, Council required to notify a hospital if it receives any request for public use data that is specific to the hospital and must allow a hospital to submit written comments regarding any public use data or analysis of public us|Release of analysis of public use data to legislator, provider must be provided with an opportunity to review and comment before

Restructured wholesale electricity market within Electric Reliability Council of Texas, request for information concerning under Public Information Act|Sanctions against third party for filing with the Office of the Attorney General groundless and frivolous claims of confidentiality to impede public disclosure of information; Act does not provide for

Audio tape recordings of commissioners court meetings made by county clerk to aid in preparation of minutes are subject to Open Records Act even if they are personal property of clerk

Abortion Reporting and Licensing Act, all information held by Department of Health under Act is exempt from public disclosure requirements

Reports of investigation of abuse or neglect at drug treatment center are statutorily excepted from required public disclosure|Investigations of abuse or neglect at drug treatment center, Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse reports of are statutorily excepted from required public disclosure

Local governing body may establish procedures for temporary removal of public records from custodian's possession to offices of private firm for audit or other services

The Texas Code of Criminal Procedure governs access to a search warrant, warrant return, and property inventory, and a court would likely conclude that these documents are subject to public disclosure by a district clerk.

The application of Government Code section 552.143 to investment information published in a media source of general circulation is determined by specific facts.

Public information status of anonymous voted ballots during 22-month preservation period set in Election Code section 66.058

When copies of spoiled ballots may be made available in response to a public information request