Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Cornyn
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided February 14, 2002No. 03-01-00099-CVPublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavid Puryear, Justice
Sheriff Tommy Thomas appeals a judgment of the district court issuing a writ of mandamus ordering him to produce information relating to excessive use of force complaints against the sheriffs department. The information was requested by Janette Rodrigues, a reporter with the Houston Chronicle, 1 under the authority of the Texas Public Information Act. Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. §§ 552.001-.353 (West 1994 & Supp.2002). 2 We will modify the judgment of the trial court, and affirm it as modified.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In August 2000, the Houston Chronicle submitted the following open records…
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3Cited by114 opinions
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