Texas Government Code, Chapter 552, gives you the right to access government records; and an officer for public information and the officer’s agent may not ask why you want them. All government information is presumed to be available to the public. Certain exceptions may apply to the disclosure of the information. Governmental bodies shall promptly release requested information that is not confidential by law, either constitutional, statutory, or by judicial decision, or information for which an exception to disclosure has not been sought.
You have the right to:
All governmental bodies responding to information requests have the responsibility to:
By mail:
Ms. Therese Sternenberg
Assistant Vice Chancellor and Public Information Act Coordinator
The Texas State University System
System Administration Building
601 Colorado Street
Austin, Texas 78701-2904
By e-mail:
therese.sternenberg@tsus.edu
By fax:
512-463-1816
In person:
System Administration Building
601 Colorado Street
Austin, Texas 78701-2904
For complaints regarding failure to release public information, please contact your local County or District Attorney.
You may also contact the Office of the Attorney General, Open Government Hotline,
at 512-478-6736 or toll-free at 1-877-673-6839.
For complaints regarding overcharges, please contact the Office of the Attorney General
at 512-475-2497, or toll-free at 1-866-672-6787.
If you need special accommodation when visiting the Texas State University System Administrative Office pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact Fernando Gomez, Vice Chancellor and General Counsel at 512-463-1808.