Mason, Robert v. Glickman, David

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice LANG-MIERS.

The trial court granted summary judgment in this defamation case in favor of appellee David Glickman and against appellant Robert Mason. In this Court, Mason challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion to obtain release of certain confidential information from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (the “Department”). 1 We affirm.

BACKGROUND

The Department initiated an investigation of Mason based on a report that he had hit his ten-year-old daughter three times, leaving a bruise on her head. After investigating, the Department “ruled…