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May 14, 2021Declaratory Judgments, Litigation, Mandamus, PIA, Procedure

Eastland Court of Appeals holds City failed to obtain ruling on special exceptions, therefore it could not complain about a lack of factual specificity in the pleadings within its plea to the jurisdiction

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 […]

July 13, 2020Declaratory Judgments, PIA

Company failed to establish how release of records held by City would cause it competitive harm under PIA

Genuine Parts Company v Ken Paxton, 03-19-00441-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, July 10, 2020) This is a Texas Public Information Act (“PIA”) […]

July 1, 2020Agency, Declaratory Judgments, Litigation, PIA

Austin Court of Appeals holds junior college could not withhold school transcripts of two employees under the Texas Public Information Act

Del Mar College District v Ken Paxton, 03-19-00094-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, July 1, 2020) This is a Texas Public Information Act […]

April 17, 2020Declaratory Judgments, Mandamus, PIA

PIA case remanded because mayor and city secretary did not do a search of personal emails or phones for public business

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 […]

January 30, 2020Declaratory Judgments, PIA

Under PIA common-law privacy only applies to a person’s private affairs, not events related to discrimination charges

Stetson Roane v. Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas; and Seguin Independent School District, 14-18-00264-CV, (Tex App – Hou [14th dist.], Jan […]

September 9, 2019PIA

Response to PIA requests from inmates is discretionary, so mandamus is improper

Robert Brown, III v City of Austin, 03-19-00035-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, August 29, 2019). This is a Public Information Act (PIA) […]

August 23, 2019Agency, Declaratory Judgments, Litigation, PIA

3rd Court of Appeals holds PIA appeal deadline for entity to challenge AG opinion is jurisdictional

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 […]

May 16, 2019Declaratory Judgments, PIA

Texarkana Court of Appeals holds noncore attorney work product is confidential and not subject to PIA disclosure

Ken Paxton, Attorney General of the State of Texas v. City of Dallas, 06-18-00095-CV, (Tex. App. – Texarkana, May 15, 2019). In […]

April 13, 2019Agency, Declaratory Judgments, PIA

Texas Supreme Court holds entity not required to show risk of harm to a specific individual in order to except records from PIA release

Texas Department of Criminal Justice v Levin, 17-0552 (Tex. April 12, 2019) This is a Public Information Act (PIA) case in which […]

December 8, 2018Declaratory Judgments, Litigation, Mandamus, PIA, Procedure

Amarillo Court of Appeals holds no jurisdiction exists under PIA unless university “refuses” to supply information

Texas Tech University v. Dolcefino Communications, LLC dba Dolcefino Consulting, 07-18-00225-CV (Tex. App. – Amarillo, December 4, 2018). This is a Public […]