Tex. Gov't Code § 552.406 · Subchapter K. SPECIAL RIGHT OF ACCESS BY MEMBER OF GOVERNING BOARD
WRIT OF MANDAMUS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If a governmental body or nongovernmental entity fails or refuses to comply with an applicable requirement of this subchapter, a member of a governing board who made a request under Section 552.403 may file a motion, petition, or other appropriate pleading in a district court having jurisdiction for a writ of mandamus to compel the body or entity to comply with the applicable requirement.
(b) A pleading under Subsection (a) must be brought:
(1) in Travis County for a governmental body that is a state agency;
(2) in a county in which the governmental body is located for a governmental body that is not a state agency; or
(3) in the county where the entity's principal office in this state is located for a nongovernmental entity.
(c) If the member prevails under Subsection (a), the court may award reasonable attorney's fees, expenses, and court costs.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1045 (H.B. 4310), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.552.htm
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