Legal Opinion
Texas Department of Public Safety v. Cox Texas Newspapers, LP
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided May 29, 2009No. 03-08-00516-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
G. ALAN WALDROP, Justice.
This is a lawsuit brought pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act. The appel-lee newspapers filed suit against appellant, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), seeking access to vouchers that relate to travel by the Texas Governor. The district court granted the relief requested by appellees. The DPS argues that the vouchers are confidential due to (1) the common-law right of privacy, based on special circumstances of an imminent threat of physical danger, and (2) a constitutional privacy interest under the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- City of Keller v. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 2005
- Cain v. BainTexas Supreme Court · 1986
- Dow Chemical Co. v. FrancisTexas Supreme Court · 2001
- Whalen v. RoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Carey v. Population Services InternationalSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by9 opinions
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