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Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, Inc.

(A member of NFOIC)

3001 N. Lamar Blvd., Suite 302
Austin, TX 78705
Contact: Keith Elkins, Executive Director
Phone (512) 377-1575
Fax (512) 377-1578
http://www.foift.org/
E-mail

QUICK FOI INFORMATION

Open Meetings Law Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. art. 6252-17a
Exempt: Over 30 exemptions including: Confidential information as defined by law; personnel information; litigation or settlement negotiations involving state, competition or bidding information; certain real estate information; certain legislative documents; certain investigation or prosecution documents; certain private communications of public office holders; certain trade or financial secrets; and student records.

Open Meetings Law Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. art. 6252-17-1
Closed: Attorney consultations; real estate transactions; hearings of the ethics commission; personnel and individual student matters; and emergency medical service quality reviews, etc.

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF TEXAS

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CONTACTS

• Office of the Attorney General
• 300 W. 15th Street
• Austin, TX 78701
• Phone (800) 252-8011 or (512) 475-4413
• http://www.oag.state.tx.us/

• State Bar Association
• http://www.texasbar.com/

• Texas Press Association
• 718 W. Fifth St.
• Austin, TX 78701
• Phone (512) 477-6755
• Fax (512) 477-6759
• http://www.texaspress.com/

• State Sunshine Chair
• polly.hughes@chron.com

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FORM LETTERS

• The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
• 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
• Arlington, Virginia 22209
• Phone (800) 336-4243 or (703) 807-2100
• E-mail rcfp@rcfp.org
• FOI Letter Generator

• Student Press Law Center
• 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
• Arlington, Virginia 22209
• Phone (703) 807-1904
• E-mail splc@splc.org
• Request Letter Generator

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PUBLICATIONS

Law and the Media in Texas was published in the spring of 1972. As with all other editions until now, it was titled Law and the Press in Texas. This began with the encouragement of John Murphy, then the executive director of the Texas Daily Newspaper Association. This is the seventh edition, along with several reprintings along the way. Read it online.

Open Government Guide from the
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

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