Confidential Employee Information for Open Records Requests

Form Letters for Protected Open Record Requests

Governmental agencies are allowed to redact information on certain types of open records requests, if those requests seek information protected under the government. The Office of Attorney General has created form letters for agencies to use that say in part:

As allowed by section 552.024 of the Texas Government Code, this public employee or official has chosen to make this personal information confidential. Our office is prohibited by law from releasing this personal information to you, and therefore we have removed this information from the enclosed information we are providing to you.