Legal Opinion
City of Fort Worth v. Abbott
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided July 3, 2008No. 03-07-00553-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JAN P. PATTERSON, Justice.
This appeal concerns an open-records request involving certain DNA records held by the City of Fort Worth’s forensic science laboratory and the interplay between section 552.101 of the Texas Public Information Act (formerly known as the Texas Open Records Act) 1 and subchapter G, chapter 411 of the government code, 2 which prohibits the release of certain DNA records and information contained therein. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 411.153 (West Supp.2007). After the Attorney General issued a letter ruling concluding that the DNA records held by the City were…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- City of San Antonio v. City of BoerneTexas Supreme Court · 2003
- City of Garland v. Dallas Morning NewsTexas Supreme Court · 2000
- Fleming Foods of Texas, Inc. v. RylanderTexas Supreme Court · 1999
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. LoutzenhiserTexas Supreme Court · 2004
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- J. Doe, Individually and as Next Friend of F. Doe and R. Doe, Children v. Tarrant County District Attorney's Office, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2008
- J. Doe, Individually and as Next Friend of F. Doe and R. Doe, Children v. Tarrant County District Attorney's Office, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2008
- Ken Paxton, Attorney General of the State of Texas v. Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2015
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