Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Kuzmich
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 19, 2005No. 2-03-193-CVPublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TERRIE LIVINGSTON, Justice.
Appellant Teri Simmons, the Chief of Police for the Town of Double Oak, Texas, appeals the trial court’s grant of a writ of mandamus in favor of appellee Stephen Kuzmich that compels Chief Simmons to produce specified records and information to Kuzmich pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act (TPIA), formerly known as the Open Records Act. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. §§ 552.001-.353 (Vernon 2004). We modify the trial court’s judgment to delete the award of attorneys’ fees and affirm the judgment as modified.
Background
Kuzmich requested that Chief Simmons…
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