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Pasadena resident tells council city withheld Attorney General ruling; asks for internal probe
Summary
At the Feb. 18 Pasadena City Council meeting, resident Eric Sanchez alleged city police and legal staff delayed or withheld public records, said the Texas Attorney General ruled largely in his favor, and urged the council to open an internal investigation into alleged police misconduct.
Eric Sanchez, a Pasadena resident, told the City of Pasadena City Council on Feb. 18 that the city delayed or withheld records he requested about a police investigation and that the Texas Attorney General had largely ruled in his favor.
Sanchez said he submitted public records requests beginning in June–July 2024 and encountered “delays, evasiveness, and what appears to be obstruction,” including partial redactions and withheld materials. He said the city later amended his request and sought reconsideration that could delay production by up to 45 days; Sanchez asserted that step conflicted with the Texas Government Code process as he described it.
The complaint, made during the council’s public-comment period, included…
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