In Re Coastal Bend College

OPINION

Opinion by:

SANDEE BRYAN MARION, Justice.

This appeal stems from a Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 76a motion asking the trial court to seal two DVDs containing information obtained from Coastal Bend College (“Coastal Bend”). The trial court determined the documents were not “court records” under Rule 76a and were, therefore, not open to the public. Appellants, intervenors in the underlying receivership action, filed this appeal. Because we agree that the documents are not “court records,” as defined by Rule 76a(2), we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Factual and Procedural Background

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