the Austin Bulldog v. Lee Leffingwell, Mayor, Chris Riley, Council Member Place 1, Mike Martinez, Mayor Pro Tem, Place 2, Randi Shade, Council Member Place 3, Laura Morrison, Council Member Place 4, Bill Spelman, Council Member Place 5, Sheryl Cole, Council Member

OPINION

Jeff Rose, Chief Justice

The sole issue in this appeal, and one of first impression for a Texas appellate court, is whether the Public Information Act’s exception to disclosure for “an email address of a member of the public” 1 shields from disclosure the personal email address of an elected official when that email address is used to transact official government business. Appellees, the may- or of Austin and various members of the Austin City Council in office during 2011 (collectively, the City Officials), responded to open-records requests from appellant, The Austin Bulldog, by…