Texas Attorney General Open Records Letter Ruling: OR2000-0330 Page: Page1
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February 1, 2000 '-L() uMENT
POSITORY U3BRARY NO 610
Lieutenant Arturo Valdez
City of McAllen Police Department A AMUIIAN
1501 Pecan Boulevard =
McAllen, Texas 78501
OR2000-0330
Dear Lieutenant Valdez:
You have asked whether certain information is subject to required public disclosure under
the Texas Public Information Act, chapter 552 of the Government Code. Your request was
assigned ID# 133128.
You assert that the requested information is excepted from disclosure based on section
552.108 of the Government Code. Section 552.108 of the Government Code states that
information held by a law enforcement agency or prosecutor that deals with the detection,
investigation, or prosecution of crime is excepted from required public disclosure "if release
of the information would interfere with the detection, investigation, or prosecution of crime."
Gov't Code 552.108(a)(1). You inform us that the requested information pertains to a
pending case. We therefore believe that the release of the information "would interfere with
the detection, investigation, or prosecution of crime." Id.
However, section 552.108 is inapplicable to basic information about an arrested person, an
arrest, or a crime. Gov't Code 552.108(c). We believe such basic information refers to the
information held to be public in Houston Chronicle Publ'g Co. v. City of Houston, 531
S.W.2d 177 (Tex. Civ. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 1975), writ ref'd n.r.e. per curiam, 536
S.W.2d 559 (Tex. 1976). Thus, with the exception of the basic front page offense and arrest
information, you may withhold the requested information from disclosure based on section
552.108(a)(1). We note that you have the discretion to release all or part of the remaining
information that is not otherwise confidential by law. Gov't Code 552.007.
This letter ruling is limited to the particular records at issue in this request and limited to the
facts as presented to us; therefore, this ruling must not be relied upon as a previous
determination regarding any other records or any other circumstances.PosT OFFICE Box 12548, AuSTIN, TEX.x\ 78711-2548 TEl.: (512)463-2100 WEB: WWW.OAC.STATE.TX.US
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Open Records Letter Ruling: OR2000-0330, letter, February 1, 2000; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth641549/m1/1/: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.