Sec. 552.302. FAILURE TO MAKE TIMELY REQUEST FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL DECISION; PRESUMPTION THAT INFORMATION IS PUBLIC. If a governmental body does not request an attorney general decision as provided by Section 552.301 and provide the requestor with the information required by Sections 552.301(d) and (e-1), the information requested in writing is presumed to be subject to required public disclosure and must be released unless there is a compelling reason to withhold the information.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1319, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 329 (S.B. 727), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics
Chapter 552 - Public Information
Subchapter G. Attorney General Decisions
Section 552.301. Request for Attorney General Decision
Section 552.3035. Disclosure of Requested Information by Attorney General
Section 552.304. Submission of Public Comments
Section 552.305. Information Involving Privacy or Property Interests of Third Party
Section 552.306. Rendition of Attorney General Decision; Issuance of Written Opinion
Section 552.307. Special Right of Access; Attorney General Decisions
Section 552.309. Timeliness of Action by Electronic Submission