Legal Opinion

Abbott v. City of Corpus Christi

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided May 30, 2003No. 03-02-00785-CVPublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

W. KENNETH LAW, Chief Justice.

In this declaratory-judgment action, the City of Corpus Christi (“the City”) obtained summary judgment against the Attorney General declaring that certain information kept by the City police department is confidential by law and therefore not subject to compelled disclosure under the Texas Public Information Act (TPIA). See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 552.101 (West 1994). The Attorney General appeals, contending in a single issue that the district court misconstrued a statute that required the information to be placed in a civil service personnel file and…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Natividad v. Alexsis, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1994
  4. Commissioners Court of Titus County v. AganTexas Supreme Court · 1997
  5. City of Garland v. Dallas Morning NewsTexas Supreme Court · 2000

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3Cited by25 opinions

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