Sec. 552.304. SUBMISSION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS. (a) A person may submit written comments stating reasons why the information at issue in a request for an attorney general decision should or should not be released.
(b) A person who submits written comments to the attorney general under Subsection (a) shall send a copy of those comments to both the person who requested the information from the governmental body and the governmental body. If the written comments submitted to the attorney general disclose or contain the substance of the information requested from the governmental body, the copy of the comments sent to the person who requested the information must be a redacted copy.
(c) In this section, "written comments" includes a letter, a memorandum, or a brief.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 329 (S.B. 727), Sec. 12, 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