J. Ray (Tex) Riley v. Commissioners Court of Blanco County, Texas Paul Granberg Bill Guthrie Chris Leismann James Sultemeier And John F. Wood

OPINION

DAVID PURYEAR, Justice.

When deciding whether to purchase property in Johnson City, Texas, the Commissioners Court of Blanco County (the “Commissioners Court”) held three meetings that were closed to the public but were tape recorded. After conducting the meetings, the Commissioners Court convened an open meeting and adopted a resolution authorizing the purchase of the property. Subsequent to the passage of the resolution, J. Ray (Tex) Riley filed an open-records request seeking copies of the recordings of the three closed meetings, but the Commissioners Court ultimately denied that…