Wichita County rescinds 2022 open-records webform requirement after bot-driven requests

Jul 2, 2025

The commissioners voted unanimously to rescind a 2022 court order that required all open-records requests to go through a centralized web form or email, citing a surge in automated and out-of-country requests that burdened the civil attorney’s office.

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The Wichita County Commissioners Court voted 5-0 on July 1 to rescind court order 22.1031.759, which had required all open-records requests to be submitted via a county web form or a designated open-records email address.

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