Public records in Texas

Public records law in Texas

Law

Texas Public Information Act

Citation

Texas Government Code, Chapter 552

Response deadline

Information must be released promptly (s. 552.221). To withhold anything, the agency must ask the Attorney General for a ruling within 10 business days (s. 552.301(b)).

Request specific records in Texas

• How to request body camera footage in Texas
• How to request police reports in Texas
• How to request internal affairs records in Texas
• How to request use of force reports in Texas
• How to request 911 calls in Texas

Guides

• How to Request Police Records in Texas

  Texas has a built-in referee: the Attorney General decides most disputes over withheld records.