City of Odessa, Texas v. AIM Media Texas, LLC d/b/a The Odessa American, 11-20-00229-CV (Tex. App. – Eastland, May 13, 2021). This is a Public Information Act (“PIA”) case where the Eastland Court of Appeals held the Plaintiff had properly fallen under
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Genuine Parts Company v Ken Paxton, 03-19-00441-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, July 10, 2020) This is a Texas Public Information Act (“PIA”) case where the Austin Court of Appeals denied a third-party’s claim to keep its information held by the City of
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Del Mar College District v Ken Paxton, 03-19-00094-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, July 1, 2020) This is a Texas Public Information Act (“PIA”) case where the Austin Court of Appeals affirmed an order requiring the release of certain information possessed by the
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James E. Horton v. Ron Welch, Individually and Ron Welch, as Mayor of the City of Caney City, Texas, 12-19-00381-CV, (Tex. App – Tyler, April 8, 2020) This is a Public Information Act (“PIA”) case where the Tyler Court of Appeals overruled
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Stetson Roane v. Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas; and Seguin Independent School District, 14-18-00264-CV, (Tex App – Hou [14th dist.], Jan 28, 2020) This is a Public Information Act (“PIA”) lawsuit where the Fourteenth Court of Appeals agreed with the Attorney
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Robert Brown, III v City of Austin, 03-19-00035-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, August 29, 2019). This is a Public Information Act (PIA) case where the Austin Court of Appeals dismissed a petition for writ of mandamus to compel production of two police
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San Jacinto River Authority v. Ken Paxton, 03-18-00 547-CV (Austin, Aug. 22. 2019) This is the Public Information Act (PIA) case where the Austin Court of Appeals held an entity must file suit to appeal an AG opinion within the jurisdictional time
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Ken Paxton, Attorney General of the State of Texas v. City of Dallas, 06-18-00095-CV, (Tex. App. – Texarkana, May 15, 2019). In this Texas Public Information Act (“PIA”) case, the Texarkana Court of Appeals held noncore attorney work product is confidential and
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice v Levin, 17-0552 (Tex. April 12, 2019) This is a Public Information Act (PIA) case in which the Texas Supreme Court held the PIA must yield to protecting information that, if released, would create a substantial threat
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Texas Tech University v. Dolcefino Communications, LLC dba Dolcefino Consulting, 07-18-00225-CV (Tex. App. – Amarillo, December 4, 2018). This is a Public Information Act (“PIA”) case where the Amarillo Court of Appeals reversed the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction and
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