Hancock v. State Board of Insurance

JONES, Justice.

Appellant Herschel Hancock filed a petition for writ of mandamus in the district court of Travis County complaining of the State Board of Insurance (the Board) for failing to produce certain records he had requested under the Texas Open Records Act, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 6252-17a (Supp.1990) (the Act). 1 Hancock sought an order requiring the Board to furnish information its unauthorized insurance division had amassed concerning Hancock’s activities in the insurance business. After a non-jury trial, the court found that the Board had not made a compelling demonstration that…