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PIA cleanup bill prompts legal debate between broadcasters and attorney general’s office
Summary
Senate Bill 26‑80 would make technical and timing clarifications to the Public Information Act, including limited 'business‑day' exclusions for catastrophic circumstances; broadcasters argued recent case law and earlier statutory changes have already addressed the issue, while the Attorney General's office said the bill narrows emergency relief and reduces parallel litigation.
Senate Bill 26‑80 would amend multiple provisions of the Public Information Act to resolve drafting and timing issues, clarify what constitutes a license, and add a narrowly framed exclusion allowing the Attorney General to deem certain days non‑business days for purposes of PIA deadlines in catastrophic circumstances.
Senator Colkhorst said the bill "improves Texas's open government by fixing several minor Public Information Act problems that reduce…
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