Legal Opinion
Texas Department of Public Safety v. Abbott
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided April 29, 2010No. 03-07-00221-CVPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
G. ALAN WALDROP, Justice.
The Texas Department of Public Safety (“DPS”) and the Texas Observer (the “Observer”) appeal from the trial court’s summary judgment declaring, consistent with the opinion of Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, that DVDs 1 containing video recorded by security cameras in a Texas Capitol hallway were not confidential or excepted from public disclosure under the Texas Public Information Act (the “Act”) and must be disclosed as requested. DPS contends that the DVDs are confidential because the information on them relates to the specifications, operating…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- State v. ShumakeTexas Supreme Court · 2006
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