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Aransas County declines to authorize legal challenge after Texas Attorney General orders release of courthouse-project records
Summary
The county attorney told commissioners the Texas Attorney General ordered the release of records related to the courthouse construction project and related communications; commissioners voted not to authorize a court challenge to that order.
Aransas County commissioners on Thursday declined to authorize the county attorney to file a court challenge after the Texas Attorney General ordered the county to release records tied to the Aransas County courthouse construction project and a public-information request from WINT Services.
County Attorney Adela told commissioners the Attorney General’s office issued Order OR2025-003486 directing the county to produce a broad set of documents and communications, including records held by private contractors hired for the courthouse project. She said third-party contractors initially refused production and the attorney general repeatedly instructed the county to produce the requested materials for review.
The county attorney summarized the attorney general’s position during a…
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