Texas FOI Resources
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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
http://www.foift.org/
Email keith.elkins@foift.org
QUICK FOI INFORMATION
Open Meetings Law Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. art. 6252-17
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 Records Act Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. art. 6252-17a
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
FOI HOTLINE
Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, Inc.
(800) 580-6651
http://foift.org
"The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas works to encourage, sponsor and facilitate a greater appreciation, knowledge and understanding of the First Amendment. Ensuring that the public’s business is conducted in public, the FOIFT has successfully helped citizens access government meetings and documents that should be a matter of public record."
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/
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
Email rcfp@rcfp.org
FOIA Letter Generator
Student Press Law Center
1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
Arlington, Virginia 22209
Phone (703) 807-1904
Email splc@splc.org
Request Letter Generator
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