State lawmakers are considering making certain portions of police personnel records exempt from Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) requests over concerns for privacy and abuse of the system, but opponents say that would make law enforcement less accountable.
Introduced by Sen. Phil King (R-Weatherford), Senate Bill (SB) 14 resurrects legislation that failed to pass during the regular session regarding files maintained by a law enforcement agency. Gov. Greg Abbott included the issue in the agenda for this year’s special legislative session.
