Texas Public Records

Texas state agency department policies and procedures play a significant role in how and which public records each are to provide, while performing their duties within the state legislature's guidelines regarding open records and meeting statutes. Requests for various official recorded documents to criminal histories can be requested directly from the state of Texas departments. Individuals and companies are able to submit re…

Texas Public Information Act (PIA) or the Open Records Act was enacted in 1973 and gives people the right to request records from state agencies. The federal first freedom of information act began in 1966 and was signed into law by President Johnson. Requests for records and information are often made by journalists, researchers but can also be utilized by private entities and companies. Also known as the lone state state, Texas became the 28th U.S. state in 1845. It has the 2nd largest economy as well as the 2nd largest workforce in the U.S. and leads the country in cattle, oil, chemical products and recently e…