In Re the City of Georgetown
Texas Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Owen
in which Justice HECHT, Justice ENOCH, Justice HANKINSON and Justice O’NEILL joined.
We are once again called upon to construe the Texas Public Information Act (formerly known as the Texas Open Records Act). The City of Georgetown contends that section 552.022 of the Act does not require it to disclose to the Austin Americanr-Statesman a report prepared by a consulting expert in connection with pending and anticipated litigation. Section 552.022 provides that a governmental body must disclose completed reports or evaluations “unless the category of information is expressly made confidential…
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