Resident asks why city sent draft charter documents to Texas AG for open-records ruling

Jul 3, 2026

A resident asked about a June 30 open-records request for charter documents and learned the city sent draft versions to the Texas Attorney General for a disclosure ruling; the city attorney said final executed documents will be released and the AG has 45 business days to rule.

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During public comment, Carly Byrd said she filed an open-records request on June 30 seeking the City of Temple's charter documents (2004–2014) and amendments. She said the city's reply included an attachment indicating the city requested an Attorney General ruling on whether portions of the responsive information (draft documents) were excepted from disclosure, and she asked the council how that process works.

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