Under the Texas Public Information Act (the Act), each person is entitled to complete information about the affairs of government and the official acts of public officials and employees, unless otherwise expressly provided by law. An open records request is a request for public information contained in the files or records of a Texas governmental agency. For more information about the Texas Public Information Act or open records requests, you may wish to refer to the Attorney General's 2008 Public Information Handbook.
The University of Texas System is committed to providing customer friendly service when responding to requests for public information. Agency information is public unless it is confidential by law or falls within an exception to the Public Information Act. UTS139 sets forth procedures The University of Texas System follows for complying with the Texas Public Information Act. The University of Texas System includes The University of Texas System Administration and the 15 UT institutions.
