Legal Opinion

Wallace L. Hall, Jr., in His Official Capacity as a Regent for the University of Texas System v. William H. McRaven, in His Official Capacity as Chancellor for the University of Texas System

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 16, 2016No. 03-15-00783-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Cindy Olson Bourland, Justice

Wallace Hall, in his official capacity as a Regent for the University of Texas System, appeals the trial court’s order granting the plea to the jurisdiction of William McRaven, in his official capacity as Chancellor for the University of Texas System. This interlocutory appeal is the culmination of a dispute concerning Hall’s asserted right, as a Regent for the UT System, to review certain records containing confidential student information. A majority of the Board of Regents voted to provide the records to Hall but with redactions to keep personally…

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