Legal Opinion
Morales v. Ellen
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided September 23, 1992No. 08-92-00010-CVPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LARSEN, Justice.
This appeal concerns application of the Texas Open Records Act, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat. Ann. art. 6252-17a (Vernon Pamph.1992) (TORA or the Act) 1 where a private citizen requested investigative records concerning allegations of sexual harassment against a public official. This case requires us to accomplish the delicate task of balancing the public’s entitlement to “full and complete information regarding the affairs of government and the official acts of those who represent them as public officials and employees” 2 against the privacy rights of harassment victims required,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Oake v. Collin CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1985
- Industrial Foundation of the South v. Texas Industrial Accident BoardTexas Supreme Court · 1976
- Billings v. AtkinsonTexas Supreme Court · 1973
- City of Amarillo v. HancockTexas Supreme Court · 1951
- Houston Independent School District v. Houston Chronicle Publishing Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1990
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3Cited by23 opinions
- City of Garland v. Dallas Morning NewsTexas Supreme Court · 2000
- A & T CONSULTANTS, INC. v. SharpTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- McNamara v. Cole Fulks, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1993
- Greg Abbott, in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of the State of Texas v. Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2013
- Harris County Bail Bond Board v. Pruett, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2005
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