Legal Opinion
Houston Independent School District v. Houston Chronicle Publishing Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided August 9, 1990No. 01-90-00116-CVPublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HUGHES, Justice.
The Houston Independent School District (HISD) and its superintendent, Dr. Joan M. Raymond, appeal a final judgment of November 3, 1989 that requires the HISD to release certain portions of the college transcripts of its administrative personnel to the Houston Chronicle pursuant to the Texas Open Records Act. 1
Statement of the case
The Houston Chronicle is a daily newspaper owned by the Houston Chronicle Publishing Company. In July 1988, the Chronicle ran a series of articles about several HISD administrators who purportedly received “mail order” advanced degrees from…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Oake v. Collin CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1985
- Ex Parte AbellTexas Supreme Court · 1981
- Knight v. International Harvester Credit Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1982
- McCain v. YostTexas Supreme Court · 1955
- Government Personnel Mutual Life Insurance v. WearTexas Supreme Court · 1952
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3Cited by71 opinions
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- City of Austin v. Quick, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1996
- Alma Faye Russell v. Board of Trustees of the Firemen, Policemen and Fire Alarm Operators' Pension Fund of Dallas, Texas, and City of DallasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Texas Department of Public Safety v. GilbreathCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
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