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Tex. Gov't Code § 552.321

SUIT FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case University of Texas Law School v. Texas Legal Foundation (1997)

Most recently applied in Texas Tech University v. Dolcefino Communications, LLC Dba Dolcefino Consulting (December 2018)

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) A requestor or the attorney general may file suit for a writ of mandamus compelling a governmental body to make information available for public inspection if the governmental body refuses to request an attorney general's decision as provided by Subchapter G or refuses to supply public information or information that the attorney general has determined is public information that is not excepted from disclosure under Subchapter C.

(b) A suit filed by a requestor under this section must be filed in a district court for the county in which the main offices of the governmental body are located. A suit filed by the attorney general under this section must be filed in a district court of Travis County, except that a suit against a municipality with a population of 100,000 or less must be filed in a district court for the county in which the main offices of the municipality are located.

(c) A requestor may file suit for a writ of mandamus compelling a governmental body or an entity to comply with the requirements of Subchapter J.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.