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City attorney's presenter outlines limits and obligations under Texas Public Information Act
Summary
At a council meeting, Alicia Cray briefed Saginaw officials on the Texas Public Information Act, emphasizing that councilmembers' personal-device communications about city business can be subject to public records requests and explaining when the city must seek an attorney general ruling or may withhold material.
Alicia Cray delivered a fast-paced briefing to the City of Saginaw council on the Texas Public Information Act on Aug. 6, explaining how requests must be written, that the city need only provide information already in existence, and how the city handles confidential records.
Cray told the council the law is governed by chapter 552 of the Texas Government Code and that requesters must ask for existing records in writing. "The law does not require that the city create anything new to respond to a request," she said, adding that the city can ask a requester to clarify or narrow a voluminous request and may provide a cost estimate…
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