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High court weighs whether Public Information Act mandamus suits can target governor and attorney general
Summary
In Paxton v. American Oversight the justices debated whether section 552.321 of the Public Information Act and Government Code limits mean mandamus petitions must be filed in district court and whether constitutional officers (governor, attorney general) are excluded from that district‑court remedy.
The Supreme Court of Texas heard argument in 240162, Paxton v. American Oversight, over whether requesters can seek writs of mandamus under the Public Information Act (PIA) against the governor and the attorney general in district court, or whether the statutory and constitutional framework limits such writs to the Texas Supreme Court for certain officers.
Petitioners argued the mandamus petitions should be dismissed because, they said, Sharp and related law show district courts lack jurisdiction to entertain mandamus petitions against the six constitutional officers and the PIA’s 552.321(b)…
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