Greater Houston Partnership v. Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General And Jim Jenkins

in which CHIEF JUSTICE HECHT, JUSTICE GREEN, JUSTICE LEHRMANN, JUSTICE DEVINE, and JUSTICE BROWN joined.

The question presented here is whether a private entity operating like a chamber of commerce is a “governmental body” subject to public disclosure of its private business affairs under the Texas Public Information Act. In seeking to promote the public’s legitimate interest in transparent government, the Act imposes considerable disclosure obligations on “governmental bodfies].” Importantly, the statutory definition of “governmental body” extends only to “the part, section, or portion of an…