A & T CONSULTANTS, INC. v. Sharp

in which PHILLIPS, C.J., and HIGHTOWER, ENOCH, SPECTOR, and OWEN, JJ., join.

In this original proceeding, the relator, A & T Consultants, Inc., seeks a writ of mandamus directing John Sharp, the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, to disclose certain information in his possession regarding the state’s franchise taxpayers. We conditionally grant mandamus relief compelling disclosure of some of the requested information because it is public information under the Texas Open Records Act.

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In June 1990, pursuant to the Texas Open Records Act (TORA), Tex.Gov’t Code §§…