Texas Government Code 552.303 – Delivery of Requested Information to Attorney General; Disclosure of Requested Information; Attorney General Request for Submission of Additional Information
(a) A governmental body that requests an attorney general decision under this subchapter shall supply to the attorney general, in accordance with § 552.301, the specific information requested. Unless the information requested is confidential by law, the governmental body may disclose the requested information to the public or to the requestor before the attorney general makes a final determination that the requested information is public or, if suit is filed under this chapter, before a final determination that the requested information is public has been made by the court with jurisdiction over the suit, except as otherwise provided by § 552.322.
(b) The attorney general may determine whether a governmental body’s submission of information to the attorney general under § 552.301 is sufficient to render a decision.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 552.303
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) If the attorney general determines that information in addition to that required by § 552.301 is necessary to render a decision, the attorney general shall give written notice of that fact to the governmental body and the requestor.
(d) A governmental body notified under Subsection (c) shall submit the necessary additional information to the attorney general not later than the seventh calendar day after the date the notice is received.
(e) If a governmental body does not comply with Subsection (d), the information that is the subject of a person‘s request to the governmental body and regarding which the governmental body fails to comply with Subsection (d) is presumed to be subject to required public disclosure and must be released unless there exists a compelling reason to withhold the information.